THE SENATE

OF THE

TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

STATE OF HAWAI'I

REGULAR SESSION OF 2013

 

 

TWENTY-SECOND DAY

 

February 20, 2013-Wednesday-11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.

 

 

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

Introductions

  1. Messages from the Governor: No. 1101

MEASURE

TITLE

REFERRAL

 

 

 

G.M. No. 1101

Informing the Legislature that on February 14, 2013, the Governor signed the following bill into law:  HB26 HD1 (Act 001).

"MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE AUDITOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, THE OMBUDSMAN, AND THE ETHICS COMMISSION."

FILE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Departmental Communications: None

 
  1. House Communication Nos. 26-68

 

 

Informing the Senate that on February 19, 2013, the following House Bills passed Third Reading in the House:

REFERRAL

 

 

 

26

H.B. No. 51

"RELATING TO STATE BONDS."(General Obligation Bond Declaration)

 

 

 

 

27

H.B. No. 389, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO INCOME TAX."(Income Tax; Check-off)

 

 

 

 

28

H.B. No. 425, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO OFFERS IN COMPROMISE."(Tax Administration; Offers in Compromise)

 

 

 

 

29

H.B. No. 431

"MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS."(Cost Items; Collective Bargaining Unit 13)

 

 

 

 

30

H.B. No. 432

"MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS."(Cost Items; Collective Bargaining Unit 8)

 

 

 

 

31

H.B. No. 433

"MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS."(Cost Items; Collective Bargaining Unit 9)

 

 

 

 

32

H.B. No. 434

"MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS."(Cost Items; Collective Bargaining Unit 6)

 

 

 

 

33

H.B. No. 435, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES."(Office of Talent Management; Human Resources)

 

 

 

 

34

H.B. No. 514, H.D. 2

"RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING."(Hawaii Public Housing Authority; Public Housing Agency; Tax Exemption)

 

 

 

 

35

H.B. No. 518, H.D. 2

"RELATING TO HOUSING."(Housing; Homeless; State Rent Supplement Program; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

36

H.B. No. 519, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO HOUSING."(Housing; Housing First Programs; Department of Human Services; Appropriation)

 

 

 

 

37

H.B. No. 521

"RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING."(General Obligation Bonds; Appropriation; Rental Housing Trust Fund)

 

 

 

 

38

H.B. No. 750, H.D. 2

"RELATING TO THE HAWAII ISLAND TECHNOLOGY EXCHANGE INSTITUTE."(UH Hilo; Hawaii Community College; Technology Exchange Institute)

 

 

 

 

39

H.B. No. 762, H.D. 2

"RELATING TO WASHINGTON PLACE."(Washington Place)

 

 

 

 

40

H.B. No. 800, H.D. 1

"MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM FROM THE ENERGY SECURITY SPECIAL FUND."(Emergency Appropriation; DBEDT; Hawaii Refinery Task Force)

 

 

 

 

41

H.B. No. 816

"MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS."(Appropriations for Collective Bargaining Cost Items)

 

 

 

 

42

H.B. No. 820

"MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS."(Appropriations for Collective Bargaining Cost Items)

 

 

 

 

43

H.B. No. 822

"MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS."(Appropriations for Collective Bargaining Cost Items)

 

 

 

 

44

H.B. No. 868

"RELATING TO ELIMINATING THE ASSET LIMIT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT FOR THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM."(Asset Limit; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program)

 

 

 

 

45

H.B. No. 879, H.D. 2

"RELATING TO THE HOSPITAL SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM."(Hospital Sustainability Program; Special Fund)

 

 

 

 

46

H.B. No. 880, H.D. 2

"RELATING TO THE NURSING FACILITY SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM."(Nursing Facility Sustainability Program; Special Fund)

 

 

 

 

47

H.B. No. 897

"RELATING TO FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS."(Inspection of Food Establishments)

 

 

 

 

48

H.B. No. 917

"RELATING TO WAGES."(Wages; Payment of Compensation)

 

 

 

 

49

H.B. No. 918, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING FUND."(Workforce Investment Act; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; Employment and Training Fund)

 

 

 

 

50

H.B. No. 919

"RELATING TO STATE EMPLOYMENT."(Civil Service; Exemptions; State Employment)

 

 

 

 

51

H.B. No. 921

"RELATING TO PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS APPEALS BOARD."(Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board Proceedings)

 

 

 

 

52

H.B. No. 922, H.D. 2

"RELATING TO MEDICAL BENEFITS UNDER THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW."(Workers' Compensation Medical Treatment; Decisions Without a Hearing)

 

 

 

 

53

H.B. No. 924, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING."(Collective Bargaining; Hawaii Labor Relations Board)

 

 

 

 

54

H.B. No. 925

"RELATING TO THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY APPEALS REFEREE'S OFFICE."(Employment Security Appeals Referee's Office; Electronic Filing)

 

 

 

 

55

H.B. No. 926

"RELATING TO OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH HEARINGS."(Occupational Safety and Health; Hawaii Labor Relations Board)

 

 

 

 

56

H.B. No. 927

"RELATING TO THE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING FUND."(Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; Employment and Training Fund; Small Businesses)

 

 

 

 

57

H.B. No. 928, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO CERTAIN FUNDS UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS."(Trust Funds, Reclassification)

 

 

 

 

58

H.B. No. 929

"RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ASSESSMENT."(Employment and Training Assessment)

 

 

 

 

59

H.B. No. 964, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN SCIENTIFIC CONTRACTS WITH THE UNITED STATES."(General Excise Tax; Exemption; Scientific Contracts )

 

 

 

 

60

H.B. No. 983, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION."(Commission on Transportation; Repeal)

 

 

 

 

61

H.B. No. 1162

"MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS."(Cost Items; Collective Bargaining Unit 4)

 

 

 

 

62

H.B. No. 1163

"MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS."(Cost Items; Collective Bargaining Unit 3)

 

 

 

 

63

H.B. No. 1164

"MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS."(Cost Items; Collective Bargaining; Unit 2)

 

 

 

 

64

H.B. No. 1168

"MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS."(Cost Items; Collective Bargaining Unit 13)

 

 

 

 

65

H.B. No. 1169

"MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS."(Cost Items; Collective Bargaining Unit 8)

 

 

 

 

66

H.B. No. 1170

"MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS."(Cost Items; Collective Bargaining Unit 6)

 

 

 

 

67

H.B. No. 1171

"MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS."(Cost Items; Collective Bargaining; Unit 9)

 

 

 

 

68

H.B. No. 1207, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES."(Department of Human Services Compliance; Affordable Care Act)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Senate Communication No. 1

 

MEASURE

TITLE

REFERRAL

 

 

 

1

Notice to Governor dated February 20, 2013, transmitting the following Senate Bill which proposes amendments to the Hawaii State Constitution:

FILE

 

 

 

 

S.B. No. 886

"PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO INCREASE THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE FOR STATE JUSTICES AND JUDGES."(Judges; Mandatory Retirement Age; Constitutional Amendment)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Judiciary Communications: None
  2. Introduction of Measures:      Senate Concurrent Resolution Nos. 36 – 41

Senate Resolution Nos. 17 – 19

 

  1. Standing Committee Report Nos. 454-462

 

454

(THA)

S.B. No. 170, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO TOURISM."

(Recommends recommittal to THA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

455

(One Day Notice)

(TIA/WTL)

S.B. No. 1207

"RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)

 

 

 

 

 

 

456

(One Day Notice)

(CPN)

S.B. No. 633

"RELATING TO UNLICENSED CONTRACTING ACTIVITIES."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)

 

 

 

 

 

 

457

(EGH)

S.B. No. 123, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT."

(Recommends recommittal to EGH)

 

 

 

 

 

 

458

(THA)

S.B. No. 168, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS."

(Recommends recommittal to THA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

459

(One Day Notice)

(CPN)

S.B. No. 120, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)

 

 

 

 

 

 

460

(One Day Notice)

(CPN)

S.B. No. 1066

"RELATING TO SECURITIES LAW."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)

 

 

 

 

 

 

461

(48 Hrs. Notice)

(CPN)

S.B. No. 470, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO CREDIT CARDS."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)

 

 

 

 

 

 

462

(48 Hrs. Notice)

(CPN)

S.B. No. 1020, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO CHARITABLE SOLICITATION."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

  1. Deferred Matters – House Communications

 

HSE. COM. NO.

Informing the Senate that on February 7, 2013, the following House Concurrent Resolutions were adopted in the House:

REFERRAL

 

 

 

12

H.C.R. No. 41

"REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO RENAME THE KILAUEA POINT LIGHTHOUSE LOCATED ON THE ISLAND OF KAUAI, HAWAII, IN HONOR OF THE LATE SENATOR DANIEL K. INOUYE."(Kilauea Point Lighthouse; Daniel K. Inouye)

 

 

 

 

13

H.C.R. No. 42

"REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO DESIGNATE, WHEN APPROPRIATE, ROUTE 200 ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII AS THE DANIEL K. INOUYE LEGACY HIGHWAY."(Daniel K. Inouye Legacy Highway; Route 200; Saddle Road)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Deferred Matters - Third Reading

 

(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 323)

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

S.B. No. 880, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A MINOR UNDER THE AGE OF TWELVE YEARS." - (JDL)

 

(Sentencing; Sexual Assault; Minor)

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Re-Referrals

 

RE-REFERRAL FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2013

 

 

 

MEASURE

TITLE

RE-REFERRAL

 

 

 

H.B. 423

RELATING TO BUREAU OF CONVEYANCES.

(Bureau of Conveyances; Sunset Provision; Repeal) (WTL/TEC/CPN, JDL/WAM)

CPN, JDL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Miscellaneous Communications: None
  2. Miscellaneous Business
  3. Announcements

·         Floor Presentation for Thursday, February 28, 2013:

HONORING AND RECOGNIZING THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION.  (Senator Green)

 

 

·         Committee Hearing Schedule:

 

COMMITTEE

DATE & TIME

ROOM

WAM

2/21/2013 9:00 AM

211

WAM

2/21/2013 9:15 AM

211

CPN

2/21/2013 10:30 AM

229

CPN

2/21/2013 10:45 AM

229

INFO-EEP-CPC-ENE-CPN

2/21/2013 1:00 PM

Auditorium

TEC

2/21/2013 1:15 PM

414

WAM

2/22/2013 9:00 AM

211

HTH/EDU

2/22/2013 1:15 PM

229

HTH

2/22/2013 1:30 PM

229

EDU

2/25/2013 1:15 PM

414

INFO-EDN-EDU

2/25/2013 3:00 PM

309

CPN

2/26/2013 10:00 AM

229

CPN

2/26/2013 10:15 AM

229

CPN

2/27/2013 10:00 AM

229

PSM

2/28/2013 2:45 PM

224

CPN

3/1/2013 9:00 AM

229

THA

3/4/2013 2:45 PM

224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Adjournment