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 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2014

DATE:

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

TIME:

9:30 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

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

SB2345
Status and Testimony

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.

HMS/CPN, WAM
[Measure added on 2/11/2014]

SB2374
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE.
Increases training requirements for court appointed child custody evaluators.  Establishes child custody fact finder requirements and duties.

HMS/CPN, JDL
[Measure added on 2/11/2014]

SB2004
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO HOME CARE LICENSING.
Extends the sunset date of Act 21, First Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2009, which requires home care agencies to be licensed by the department of health and makes various conforming amendments.

HMS/CPN, WAM
[Measure added on 2/11/2014]

SB2005
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO HOME CARE LICENSING.
Establishes initial funding to begin the licensing process for home care agencies.

HMS/CPN, WAM
[Measure added on 2/11/2014]

SB2479
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires Med-QUEST and Medicaid coverage for chiropractic care, limited to 24 visits per calendar year.  Appropriates funds.

HMS/CPN, WAM
[Measure added on 2/11/2014]

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.