HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2012

 

COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

Rep. Robert N. Herkes, Chair

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Tom Brower

Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey

Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla

Rep. Joseph M. Souki

Rep. Mele Carroll

Rep. Clift Tsuji

Rep. Denny Coffman

Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto

Rep. Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

Rep. Sylvia Luke

 

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Rep. Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Chair

Rep. Karl Rhoads, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Tom Brower

Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey

Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla

Rep. Joseph M. Souki

Rep. Mele Carroll

Rep. Clift Tsuji

Rep. Denny Coffman

Rep. George R. Fontaine

Rep. Robert N. Herkes

Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

Rep. Sylvia Luke

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

TIME:

2:00 pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 2375

Status

RELATING TO THE MORTGAGE RESCUE FRAUD PREVENTION ACT.

Establishes criminal penalties and a mandatory fine for certain violations of the mortgage rescue fraud prevention act.  Establishes a special fund to enforce the mortgage rescue fraud prevention act and for related public educational activities.

 

CPC/JUD, FIN

HB 2162

Status

RELATING TO UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE ARTICLE 9.

Implements the amendments to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, relating to secured transactions, set forth by the Uniform Law Commission.

 

CPC/JUD, FIN

HB 2748

Status

RELATING TO PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.

Authorizes the board of electricians and plumbers to regulate air conditioning pipefitters, fire sprinkler technicians, and solar technicians.

 

CPC, FIN

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

DECISION MAKING ONLY

 

       The following measure was heard on Wednesday, January 25, 2012.  No public testimony will be accepted.

 

HB 1879

Status

RELATING TO THE ONE CALL CENTER.

Repeals the June 30, 2012, sunset provision in section 5 of Act 72, Session Laws of Hawaii 2009, which makes permanent the exclusion of pest control operators' activities from the definition of "excavation".

 

CPC, FIN

 

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·     Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·     The Committee the comments are directed to;

·     The date and time of the hearing;

·     Measure number; and

·     The number of copies the Committee is requesting. 

 

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PAPER:  2 copies (including an original) to Room 320 in the State Capitol;

FAX:       For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-8404 (for Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islanders without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web);

EMAIL:  For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to CPCtestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov ; or

WEB:      For comments less than 4MB in size, transmit from the Web page at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx.

 

Testimony submitted will be placed on the Legislative Web site after the hearing adjourns.  This public posting of testimony on the Web site should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.

 

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Rep. Gilbert Keith-Agaran

Chair

 

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Rep. Robert N. Herkes

Chair