THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2011

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR
Senator Clayton Hee, Chair
Senator Maile Shimabukuro, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2011

DATE:

Friday, February 25, 2011

TIME:

11:00 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 016
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB1068
Testimony

Status

RELATING TO ANIMAL CRUELTY.
Provides that killing, or attempting to kill, the animal of another person without that persons consent constitutes animal cruelty in the first degree.  Adds exemptions for animal cruelty in the first degree.

JDL

SB39 SD1
(SSCR138)

Testimony

Status

RELATING TO PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS.
Creates notice requirements for meetings of a planned community association or its board of directors.  (SD1)

CPN, JDL

SB40 SD1
(SSCR381)

Testimony

Status

RELATING TO PSEUDOEPHEDRINE.
Reclassifies pseudoephedrine as a schedule V drug which may only be dispensed with a prescription with certain exceptions; makes conforming amendments.  Requires retail sellers of drugs containing pseudoephedrine to remove these drugs from their over-the-counter inventories no later than 7/1/2011.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

HTH/CPN, JDL

SB172 SD1
(SSCR83)

Testimony

Status

RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
Amends provisions of the fireworks code, imposing new definitions and permitting, importation, labeling, and inspection requirements.  Authorizes the fire chief to revoke or suspend permits for enumerated reasons.  (SD1)

PGM, JDL

SB591 SD1
(SSCR357)

Testimony

Status

RELATING TO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGEMENT COMPANIES.
Requires registration of and regulates practices of pharmacy benefit management companies.  Requires periodic audits of pharmacies that submit claims to pharmacy benefit management companies.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

HTH/CPN, JDL

SB798
(SSCR350)

Testimony

Status

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
Expands definition of "quality assurance committee" to include interdisciplinary quality assurance committees composed of members from various health care organizations.

HTH, JDL

SB643 SD1
(SSCR10)

Testimony

Status

RELATING TO EXCESSIVE SPEEDING.
Authorizes the court to order forfeiture of any vehicle owned by the defendant if it was used in the commission of the excessive speeding offense and if the defendant has at least 2 prior excessive speeding convictions.  (SD1)

TIA, JDL
[Measure added on 2/24/2011]

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES:  If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-7330.