THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2013

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair
Senator Brickwood Galuteria, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2013

DATE:

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

TIME:

10:00 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB1261
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO LIQUOR TAX LAW.
Reduces the gallonage tax on the first 60,000 barrels of beer brewed or produced during a taxable year by a small brewery or brewpub in the State to $0.23 per gallon of beer.

CPN, WAM

SB1077
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO THE OWNER-BUILDER EXEMPTION.
Sets forth specific responsibilities of and protections for owner-builders exempted under chapter 444, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

CPN, WAM

SB1072
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Updates the Insurance Code.

CPN, WAM
[Measure added on 2/7/2013]

SB1073
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS.
Establishes licensing and financial solvency requirements for dental service corporations and repeals chapters 423 and 448D, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

CPN, WAM
[Measure added on 2/7/2013]

SB1076
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO THE USE OF THE DOCTOR OF ACUPUNCTURE TITLE.
Requires acupuncture applicants for the use of the doctor of acupuncture title to complete their doctoral studies from an institution recognized by the United States acupuncture accrediting body or from a foreign institution that is licensed, approved, or accredited by the applicable governmental authority in that respective foreign jurisdiction and also requires applicants for the use of the doctor of acupuncture title who complete their doctoral studies from a doctoral program at an educational institution in a foreign jurisdiction to have their doctoral education credentials evaluated by professional evaluators designated by the Board of Acupuncture.

CPN
[Measure added on 2/7/2013]

SB598
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO CHECK CASHING.
Requires the DCCA to regulate the check cashing industry through registration requirements.  Exempts fees and interest received by check cashers for deferred deposit transactions from general excise taxes.  Limits the monetary amounts that can be transacted and the annual percentage rate charged by check cashers.

CPN, WAM
[Measure added on 2/8/2013]

SB510
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS.
Repeals chapter 373L, Hawaii Revised Statutes.  Clarifies professional employer organization responsibilities with respect to meeting the statutory requirements of the repealed chapter 373L, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and the nexus between the registration of professional employer organizations and qualification for the state general excise tax exemption.

CPN, WAM
[Measure added on 2/8/2013]

SB813
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS.
Amends definitions and adds registration and fee requirements for professional employer organizations; repeals chapter 373L, Hawaii Revised Statutes; amends the definition of leased employees for enterprise zone coverage of a qualified business; amends the general excise tax exemption for professional employer organizations; allows professional employer organizations to apply for a transfer of a client company's experience record for unemployment insurance contribution purposes.

CPN, WAM
[Measure added on 2/8/2013]

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.