HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2016

 

COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey, Chair

Rep. Justin H. Woodson, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Mark M. Nakashima

Rep. Tom Brower

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Rep. Richard P. Creagan

Rep. Joy A. San Buenaventura

Rep. Sharon E. Har

Rep. Gregg Takayama

Rep. Mark J. Hashem

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Derek S.K. Kawakami

Rep. Beth Fukumoto Chang

Rep. Chris Lee

Rep. Bob McDermott

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

TIME:

2:00 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

The following measures were added to the agenda:

HB2248, HB1955

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on February 1, 2016: 

 

HB 1817

Status

RELATING TO DELINQUENT ASSESSMENTS.

Permits owners in a planned community association or condominium to submit a payment plan within thirty days after receiving notice from an association regarding any delinquent assessments and provides owners with time to cure delinquent assessments.  Permits a right to judicially foreclose a lien against any unit or apartment that arises solely from delinquent assessments, including fines, penalties, legal fees, or late fees, to be removed or amended from governing documents by a vote of at least sixty-seven per cent of owners.

 

CPC, JUD

HB 1863

Status

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Ensures that any surplus proceeds from an association foreclosure be paid to junior creditors and the former owner of the condominium instead of first being paid to the first mortgage holder.

 

CPC, FIN

 

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on February 8, 2016: 

 

HB 2515

Status

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Clarifies that when a unit owner and association reach a payment plan to cure a nonjudicial foreclosure, completion of the payment plan is required to cure the default.  Prohibits an association from converting unpaid fines into fees that may cause a unit owner to default.  Requires mediation by a unit owner and association over disputed fines before a foreclosure can be commenced.

 

CPC, JUD, FIN

HB 2619

Status

RELATING TO PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS.

Gives the Real Estate Commission enforcement powers over planned community associations.

 

CPC, JUD

HB 2633

Status

RELATING TO PRODUCT LABELING.

Establishes product labeling standards for products purporting to be Hawaiian sea salt or alaea salt.

 

CPC, FIN

HB 1802

Status

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Establishes the office of the condominium ombudsman, to be headed by the condominium ombudsman, within the department of commerce and consumer affairs.  Appropriates funds for administrative costs associated with the establishment of the office of the condominium ombudsman.

 

CPC, FIN

SB 805

(HSCR1017)

Status

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Removes the sunset provision from Act 255, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, relating to the definitions of "the practice of nursing as a licensed practical nurse" and "the practice of nursing as a registered nurse".

 

HLT, CPC

HB 1626

Status

RELATING TO PRIVATE DETECTIVE AND PRIVATE GUARD IDENTIFICATION.

Prohibits private detectives and private guards from self-identifying as law enforcement officers, police, or police officers and wearing or using any badge, uniform, equipment, vehicle, or other accoutrement capable of being associated with that of a law enforcement officer employed by a government law enforcement organization.  Imposes a fine for violations.

 

CPC, JUD, FIN

HB 2324

Status

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Adopts the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' ("NAIC") Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Act; applies chapter 431, Hawaii Revised Statutes, provisions to risk retention captive insurance companies; includes new corporate governance language from the NAIC Model Risk Retention Act.

 

CPC, FIN

HB 2325

Status

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Makes various updates to title 24, Hawaii Revised Statutes, including: requiring property insurers to establish catastrophe reserve funds; requiring an insurer seeking to discontinue writing property coverage to file an affidavit; requiring the Insurance Commissioner's authorization for insurers providing residential property coverage; requiring insurers to file their premium tax statements electronically and to pay electronically; applying consumer protections to short-term health policies with preexisting conditions provisions; including physician assistant-delivered services under coverage for child health supervision for accident and health or sickness policies and for mutual benefit societies; requiring an entity to notify a claim filer under certain conditions; prohibiting a risk retention group from being a sponsor of and allowing it to be a participant in a sponsored captive insurance company; providing mental illness benefits coverage to licensed dietitians; requiring an entity's duty to respond to the Insurance Commissioner during an investigation or examination; providing visual or optometric services coverage for licensed physicians and optometrists and surgical or emergency services coverage for dentists under health plans of mutual benefit societies; providing coverage for pharmacist-delivered contraceptive services; and making other housekeeping and conforming amendments.

 

CPC, FIN

HB 2326

Status

RELATING TO MORTGAGE RESCUE FRAUD.

Harmonizes Hawaii's Mortgage Rescue Fraud Prevention Act with the Federal Trade Commission's Mortgage Assistance Relief Services Rule. Provides technical amendments.

 

CPC, FIN

HB 2283

Status

RELATING TO CHARITABLE SOLICITATION.

Amends chapter 467B, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to require affirmative disclosures to donors by professional solicitors, to clarify the chapter's exemptions from registration, and to make other technical amendments to Hawaii's charitable solicitation law.

 

CPC, JUD

HB 2320

Status

RELATING TO ESCROW DEPOSITORIES.

Clarifies chapter 449, Hawaii Revised Statutes, by adding definitions and change in control requirements.  Identifies previously authorized fees for initial license issuance; adds a nominal fee for license reissuance upon licensee name change; moves fee for application for proposed change in control to fee section.  Authorizes the commissioner to implement use of NMLS, and changes license renewal date from July 1 to December 31 to conform to NMLS.  Adds criminal background check and disclosure requirements to licensure and change in control applications, and amends section 846-2.7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, accordingly. 

 

CPC, JUD

HB 2329

Status

RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.

Clarifies that the statute of limitations governing it does not apply to the State and its agencies with respect to chapter 480, Hawaii Revised Statutes.  Repeals subsection (b) of section 480‑24, Hawaii Revised Statutes.  Technical amendments.

 

CPC, JUD

HB 1663

Status

RELATING TO PEN REGISTERS.

Amends the definition of "pen register" to include cell phones and other communications devices among those that the numbers transmitted to and from may be recorded.

 

CPC, JUD

HB 2716

Status

RELATING TO SELF-STORAGE FACILITIES.

Authorizes limits in rental agreements on the liability of the owner of self-service storage facilities based on the monetary value of the stored property and allows owner to send notices by e-mail, publish notices of sales in any commercially reasonable manner, conduct sales online, and charge late fees.

 

CPC, JUD

HB 2319

Status

RELATING TO MONEY TRANSMITTERS.

Clarifies chapter 489D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, requirements for money transmitter licensee change in control application, including requirement for criminal background check of persons who will assume control of the licensee.  Updates reference to federal Regulation E.

 

CPC, FIN

HB 2487

Status

RELATING TO ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER CARDS.

Requires an electronic benefits cardholder to present photo identification for certain transactions.

 

CPC, JUD

HB 2608

Status

RELATING TO DEFERRED DEPOSITS.

Requires registration of check cashers, requires bond, requires verification that customer has only one deferred deposit agreement outstanding at any time, allows extended payment plan by customer, increases investigatory and enforcement powers, and increases penalties for violations.

 

CPC, JUD

HB 2248

Status

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM GOVERNING INSTRUMENTS.

Clarifies procedures to amend condominium association declarations and bylaws.

 

CPC, JUD

HB 1955

Status

RELATING TO VETERINARY TECHNICIANS.

Establishes a framework for the regulation of veterinary technicians.

 

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 586-6160.

 


 

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Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey

Chair