THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2014

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair
Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2014

DATE:	Tuesday, February 11, 2014
TIME:	10:00 AM
PLACE:	Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB2376 Status and Testimony	RELATING TO ADVERTISING. Prohibits advertisements for massage, relaxation, spa, escort, or body rubs from including certain types of pictures and from referring to personal physical qualities of a person other than the hands, wrists, and forearms.	CPN, JDL
SB3041 Status and Testimony	RELATING TO LIQUOR TAX LAW. Defines "barrel", "small brewery or brewpub", "small winery", and "small manufacturer".  Establishes a tax rate of 23 cents per wine gallon on draft beer and beer other than draft beer that are brewed or produced by a small brewery or brewpub.  Establishes a tax rate of 59 cents per wine gallon on still wine and sparkling wine produced by a small winery.  Establishes a tax rate of $2.57 per wine gallon on distilled spirits produced by a small manufacturer.	CPN, WAM [Measure added on 2/5/2014]
SB2979 Status and Testimony	RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Repeals the authority of a condominium board to require owners to pay the insurance deductible for damage to common elements affecting their units if the damage was not caused by them or did not originate from their units.	CPN, JDL [Measure added on 2/5/2014]
SB2471 Status and Testimony	RELATING TO TAXATION. Ensures the long-term sustainability of the Hawaii health connector by levying a tax of two-thirds of one per cent on the gross health insurance premiums derived from the sale of qualified dental plans and qualified plans by insurers in the State, with certain exemptions.	CPN, WAM [Measure added on 2/5/2014]
SB3050 Status and Testimony	RELATING TO HEALTH INSURERS ASSESSMENTS. Establishes the Hawaii health connector sustainability trust account.  Authorizes the commissioner to levy a Hawaii health connector sustainability fee on all issuers selling plans inside and outside of the health insurance exchange.	CPN, WAM [Measure added on 2/5/2014]

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.