HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2014

 

COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMMERCE

Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey, Chair

Rep. Derek S.K. Kawakami, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Chris Lee

Rep. Tom Brower

Rep. Mark M. Nakashima

Rep. Romy M. Cachola

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Rep. Richard Creagan

Rep. Clift Tsuji

Rep. Cindy Evans

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Sharon E. Har

Rep. Bob McDermott

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

DATE:

Monday, February 03, 2014

TIME:

2:00 pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on January 22, 2014.

 

HB 474

Status

RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS.

Clarifies that an association's duty to report to the department of taxation is limited to the relevant information an association actually receives from a transient accommodation operator.  Limits the fines imposed on an association while also holding an owner or operator of a transient accommodation accountable for failure to report.

 

CPC

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on January 27, 2014.

 

HB 1715

Status

RELATING TO THE INVESTOR EDUCATION PROGRAM.

Appropriates funds for the continued operation of the investor education program, targeted to kupuna, within the department of commerce and consumer affairs office of the securities commissioner.

 

CPC, FIN

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on January 29, 2014.

 

HB 1876

Status

RELATING TO BUSINESS FEES.

Reduces by half, or more, the filing, service, copying, and other business fees charged by the DCCA.

 

CPC, FIN

HB 2107

Status

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Requires the auditor to conduct a study on the feasibility of the State of Hawaii establishing a captive insurance company to manage the State's property and casualty insurance risks.  Appropriates funds for the feasibility study.  Effective July 1, 2014.

 

CPC, FIN

HB 2045

Status

RELATING TO PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS.

Provides a remedy for community associations to recover unpaid assessments for a share of common expenses up to the time of a grant or conveyance of property.  Entitles both parties to a statement from the board of directors, either directly or through its managing agent or resident manager, setting forth the amount of the unpaid assessments.  Relieves the grantee of liability for any unpaid assessments against the grantor in excess of the amount set forth in the statement, except as to the amount of subsequently dishonored checks mentioned in the statement as having been received within the thirty day period immediately preceding the date of such statement.

 

CPC, JUD

HB 2019

Status

RELATING TO TIME SHARE.

Allows prospective purchasers of time share interests to receive printed or electronic copies of the disclosure statement on the time share plan.  Amends the renewal process for time share registrations by:  permitting the developer to disclose either the total number of time share interests or the total number of points in a time share plan; eliminating the requirement that developers provide title insurance and title reports; and eliminating the requirement that developers file a financial statement.

 

CPC, FIN

HB 2018

Status

RELATING TO TIME SHARES.

Eliminates requirement that a manager of a foreign time share plan register in Hawaii as a time share plan manager.  Requires disclosure statement for an offering of a time share plan to disclose that the manager of a foreign time share plan is not registered in Hawaii.  Recognizes that an association of time share owners may be any kind of nonprofit or not-for-profit entity.  Makes housekeeping amendments.

 

CPC, FIN

HB 2021

Status

RELATING TO TIME SHARE.

Allows disbursement of purchasers' funds to a developer; provided that the developer first posts a bond, letter of credit, or other financial assurance.

 

CPC, FIN

 

As this is a decision making meeting only, no public testimony will be accepted.

 

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For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at 586-6196.

 

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Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey

Chair