THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2017

 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND HEALTH

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

TIME:

10:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard by the committee(s) on Human Services; Education; Agriculture and Environment; Housing; Transportation and Energy and Government Operations

 

SB 185, SD1

      (SSCR23)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.

Beginning January 1, 2019, requires child care providers licensed or registered by the department of human services to obtain and maintain liability insurance coverage.  (SD1)

 

HMS, CPH

SB 224, SD1

      (SSCR318)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGY.

Establishes licensure and registration requirements for school psychologists to be administered by the board of psychology.  Amends the composition of the board to include two school psychologists.  (SD1)

 

EDU, CPH

SB 194

      (SSCR49)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TUBERCULOSIS TESTING.

Requires the department of health to accept FDA-approved, CDC-recommended tuberculosis (TB) blood tests in addition to the TB skin test for the purpose of obtaining a certificate of TB examination.  Amends the law requiring tuberculosis clearance prior to public school entry to be in accordance with law in addition to department of health rules.  Clarifies that the department of health's administrative rules regarding the use of the Mantoux tuberculin skin test or chest x-rays in obtaining a certificate of tuberculosis examination shall remain in effect until amended to include the addition of TB blood tests as an acceptable TB diagnostic.

 

EDU, CPH

SB 708, SD1

      (SSCR85)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LAND.

Prohibits the creation of a condominium property regime on agricultural land 25 acres or greater.  Prohibits a condominium property regime on agricultural land from being amended to allow a residential dwelling.  Prohibits the subdivision of agricultural land 25 acres or greater for the purpose of creating a condominium property regime.  Prohibits any residential project created as a condominium under chapter 514B, HRS, or a planned community association under chapter 421J, HRS, in class A or B agricultural lands.

 

AEN, CPH

SB 584

      (SSCR29)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MORTGAGES.

Removes the requirement that a co-mortgagor assisting a qualified resident in securing a mortgage to purchase a dwelling unit from the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation be a family member.  Requires a qualified resident who is assisted by a co-mortgager to have an income of at least fifty per cent of the amount required to qualify for a loan to purchase the dwelling unit.

 

HOU, CPH

SB 1258

      (SSCR239)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Establishes requirements for operating an autocycle.  Defines autocycle.

 

TRE, CPH

SB 1280, SD1

      (SSCR306)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Establishes additional performance bond requirements for surety companies and bond companies under the Hawaii Public Procurement Code.

 

GVO, CPH

SB 593

      (SSCR40)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO ANIMALS.

Requires research facilities to make available for adoption healthy cats and dogs that are no longer needed for research.  Authorizes research facilities to contract with local animal rescue organizations to facilitate the adoption of the cats and dogs.

 

AEN, CPH

SB 611, SD1

      (SSCR443)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO FIRE SPRINKLERS.

Repeals the June 30, 2017, expiration date of Act 83, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, which prohibits counties from requiring installation or retrofitting of automatic fire sprinklers in (1) new or existing detached one- or two-family dwelling units used only for residential purposes; and (2) non-residential agricultural and aquacultural structures located outside an urban area.

 

PSM/HOU, CPH

 

[Measure added on 2/22/2017]

 

 

 

 

Decision making meeting only, no oral testimony will be accepted.

 

Persons wishing to submit written testimony may do so up to 24 hours prior to the hearing.

 

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Testimony may be submitted up to 24 hours prior to the start of the hearing.

 

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.

 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808)586-6070.

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker

Chair