HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2013
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COMMITTEE ON VETERANS, MILITARY, & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, & CULTURE AND THE ARTS |
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Rep. K. Mark Takai, Chair |
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Rep. Ken Ito, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Tom Brower |
Rep. Richard H.K. Onishi |
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Rep. Romy M. Cachola |
Rep. Gregg Takayama |
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Rep. Isaac W. Choy |
Rep. Clift Tsuji |
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Rep. Takashi Ohno |
Rep. Bob McDermott |
AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 |
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8:30 a.m. |
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Conference Room 312 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A M E N D E D A G E N D A
The following measure(s) has been DELETED from the agenda: HB 523
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RELATING TO UNIFORM MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE. Repeals the uniform maintenance allowance for enlisted personnel. Effective July 1, 2112.
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VMI, FIN |
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RELATING TO TUITION ASSISTANCE. Broadens the scope of the tuition assistance to Hawaii national guard members attending the University of Hawaii and appropriates funds for that purpose.
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VMI, HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO TUITION WAIVERS. Requires the University of Hawaii to waive all tuition and fees for qualified students who are the spouse or child of United States Armed Services and National Guard members who are totally disabled or were killed in action.
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VMI, HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO A MEMORIAL. Directs the Office of Veterans' Affairs, with the assistance of the Department of Accounting and General Services and Department of Defense, to develop a plan to establish a memorial honoring the veterans of the Persian Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation New Dawn. Requires a report to the Legislature.
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VMI, FIN |
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RELATING TO VETERANS DISABILITY BENEFITS. Exempts federal veterans disability benefits from seizure to enforce a court judgment, except for certain child and spousal support cases.
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VMI, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO VETERANS RIGHTS AND BENEFITS. Prohibits demonstrations within 300 feet of the entrance or within 150 feet from routes of entry or exit of any state or county veterans cemetery from 60 minutes before to 60 minutes after the funeral.
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VMI, JUD |
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RELATING TO VETERANS. Exempts certain totally and permanently disabled veterans from paying motor vehicle registration expenses.
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VMI, TRN, FIN |
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RELATING TO VETERANS TREATMENT COURT. Appropriates funds for positions to support a veterans treatment court in the first circuit.
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VMI, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO A TREATMENT COURT FOR VETERANS AND ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS. Establishes the Temporary Hawaii Veterans and Active Duty Military Treatment Court within the First Judicial Circuit Court. Appropriates funds.
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VMI, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO FAMILY COURTS. Prohibits courts from considering a person's federal veterans disability benefits in determining whether to award support and maintenance allowances or the amount of such allowance to the person's spouse or former spouse. Effective July 1, 2013.
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VMI, FIN |
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Requires that at least 3% of the 20% set-aside for small businesses shall be awarded to veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.
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VMI, FIN |
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION. Establishes the veterans services special fund. Authorizes applicants for a motor vehicle certificate of registration to designate a donation to the fund.
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VMI, TRN, FIN |
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RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL LICENSING. Clarifies that licensing authorities shall consider relevant education, training, or service completed by service members. Specifies which service members are subject to these provisions. Permits licensure by endorsement or licensure by reciprocity in certain situations for service members. Establishes procedures for service members to receive a license by endorsement or license by reciprocity. Permits issuance of a temporary license if certain requirements are met. Requires the licensing authority to expedite consideration of the application and issuance of a license by endorsement, license by reciprocity, or temporary license to a qualified service member.
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VMI, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO MILITARY BENEFITS. Prohibits courts, in making a disposition of property pursuant to a divorce decree, from considering federal disability benefits awarded to a military veteran. Effective July 1, 2013.
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VMI, JUD |
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RELATING TO CIVIL RELIEF FOR MILITARY RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL. Prevents any court or mortgagee from commencing a proceeding to enforce a lien or foreclosure action against real property owned by a member of a reserve component of any branch of the United States Armed Forces or member of the state military forces until that member of a reserve component or member has returned to the State for a period of one year.
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VMI, CPC/JUD |
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RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE. Allows an employee with a family member in the United States armed forces who is on active duty or notified of a call to active duty, to use family leave for certain activities for which an employee may take military family leave under federal law. Effective July 1, 2013.
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VMI, FIN |
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RELATING TO MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES. Creates a center for transition, immersion, and education for military members and their families during their relocation to Hawaii. Appropriates funds.
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VMI, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC FUNDS. Requires an amount equal to the principal and interest for an EB-5 loan that financed a state project to be deposited from general excise tax revenues into the fund, the loan from which is repaid.
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VMI, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION. Authorizes the HHSC to obtain a loan under the EB-5 program to fund a corporation project. Requires the governor to approve any EB-5 loan. Requires a legislative appropriation to expend loan proceeds for the project. Requires the corporation to include in its annual budget submitted to the governor an amount necessary to repay the EB-5 loan.
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VMI, HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO CREATIVE MEDIA DEVELOPMENT. Amends section 235-17, Hawaii Revised Statutes, by deleting the Internet-only distribution exclusion for advertising messages; clarifying the definitions of qualified production costs to exclude state and county facility and location fees that are not subject to Hawaii general excise tax; raising the ceiling on total tax credit claim to $12,000,000 per qualified production; and extending the sunset date for the tax credit to January 1, 2025.
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VMI, EDB, FIN |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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· The Committee(s) to which the comments are directed;
· The date and time of the hearing; and
· Measure number.
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________________________________________ Rep. K. Mark Takai Chair |
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