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

MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2012

DATE:

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

TIME:

10:30 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB236
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO THE CONTRACTORS LICENSE BOARD.
Reconfigures the composition of the contractors licensing board to include exclusive representatives of collective bargaining units, and reduce from 5 to 3 members representatives of both general and speciality contractors.

CPN

SB2395
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL LICENSING.
Requires licensing boards to:  (1) allow applicants to demonstrate competency in lieu of work experience required; and (2) establish procedures to expedite the issuance of licenses, certifications, or permits to military spouses.

CPN

SB2398 SD1
(SSCR2318)

Status and Testimony

RELATING TO TATTOO ARTISTS.
Restricts the sale of tattoo supplies.  Requires blood borne pathogen test as a prerequisite for licensure beginning 1/1/2013 and every four years after initial test to continue to hold a license.  Prohibits body piercing or body modifications at tattoo trade shows.  Creates a tattoo artist task force.  Reports to legislature.  (SD1)

PGM/HTH, CPN

SB2945
(SSCR2272)

Status and Testimony

RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSES.
Authorizes the revocation or suspension of a liquor license for a continuing pattern of noise, disturbance, misconduct, or disorder.

PGM, CPN

SB2247 SD1
(SSCR2005)

Status and Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
Requires commercial mobile radio service providers to provide call location information upon request by public safety agencies responding to emergencies.  Provides immunity from liability for commercial mobile radio service providers, its representatives, and public safety answering points for providing call information in good faith.  (SD1)

PGM, CPN

SB2394 SD1
(SSCR2054)

Status and Testimony

RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Authorizes the director of commerce and consumer affairs to enforce certain federal laws to protect military members and their families from abusive lending practices.  (SD1)

PGM, CPN

SB2108 SD1
(SSCR2163)

Status and Testimony

RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
Limits to retail basic exchange services the services for which a telecommunications carrier must obtain approval from the PUC to charge a rate higher than the filed tariff rate.  (SD1)

EDT, CPN

SB2296
(SSCR2084)

Status and Testimony

RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE INDUSTRY LICENSING ACT.
Requires motor vehicles to be insured prior to release from auction.  Amends requirements to obtain a dealer license.  Amends bond requirements in lieu of a flooring line of credit.

TIA, CPN

SB2968 SD1
(SSCR2011)

Status and Testimony

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE.
Allows motor vehicle insurers to offer insurance premium discounts for completion of a driver safety course or driver improvement course.  (SD1)

TIA, CPN

SB2089
(SSCR2043)

Status and Testimony

RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS.
Requires any nonresident owner who operates a transient accommodation located in the nonresident owner's private residence, including an apartment, unit, or townhouse, to employ a property manager approved by the real estate commission.

TSM, CPN

SB2966 SD1
(SSCR2018)

Status and Testimony

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Increases maximum allowable customer-generator capacity for net energy metering systems to two megawatts if the generating facility is sited on property owned or controlled by the State of Hawaii.  Increases maximum allowable customer-generator capacity for net energy metering systems to one megawatt for all other systems.  Takes effect on 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

ENE, CPN

SB2106 SD1
(SSCR2185)

Status and Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires health insurers to provide outpatient prescription drug coverage.  Prohibits health insurers, other than mutual benefit societies, from requiring coinsurance as a basis for cost sharing with the insured for outpatient prescription drug benefits and limits the amount of copayments an insured must pay for prescription drugs.  (SD1)

HTH, CPN

No testimony will be accepted.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6070.