THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2012

 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Vice Chair

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Friday, February 10, 2012

TIME:

9:00am

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

 

 

SB 2149

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CIGARETTES.

Appropriates funds for reduced ignition propensity cigarette program for two full-time positions and costs to fulfill requirements of section 132C-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

 

CPN, WAM[Measure deleted on 02-01-12]

SB 2202

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.

Prohibits any employer or employment agency from publishing a job advertisement that states or suggests that an applicant for the job must be currently employed. 

 

CPN, JDL

SB 2257

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CREDIT UNIONS.

Authorizes credit unions to offer savings promotion raffles.  Amends the Hawaii penal code to clarify that savings promotion raffles do not constitute gambling or a lottery.

 

CPN, JDL

SB 2938

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS.

Requires real estate appraisers acting as arbitrators to provide information about the arbitration proceedings to any person upon request.  Requires unresolved questions of law to be submitted for judicial relief.

 

CPN, JDL

SB 3002

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS.

Clarifies the language regarding the licensing penalties of real estate brokers and salespersons.  Allows the real estate commission to revoke, suspend, or fine any person holding a real estate license, registration, or certificate for negligently or intentionally making misrepresentations or false promises concerning any real estate transaction or negligently or intentionally failing to disclose certain information.

 

CPN, JDL

SB 2957

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HAWAII-GROWN TEA.

Establishes labeling requirements for Hawaii-grown tea.

 

CPN, WAM

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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

 

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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker

Chair