OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

TWENTY-NINTH STATE LEGISLATURE

 

COMMITTEE REFERRALS

 

 

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NO. 45

49TH LEGISLATIVE DAY-APRIL 17, 2017

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Committee Abbreviations:

 


AGR -  Agriculture

CPC -   Consumer Protection & Commerce

EDB -  Economic Development & Business

EDN -  Education

EEP -   Energy & Environmental Protection

FIN -    Finance

HED -  Higher Education

HLT -   Health

HSG -  Housing

HUS -  Human Services

IAC -   Intrastate Commerce

JUD -   Judiciary

LAB -  Labor & Public Employment

LMG -  Legislative Management

OMH - Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs

PBS -   Public Safety

TOU -  Tourism

TRN -  Transportation

VMI -   Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts

WAL - Water & Land


 

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Committee

 

 

RE-REFERRAL

 

HB165, HD1, SD2

RELATING TO PUBLIC MEETINGS.

Requires board packets be made available for public inspection and provide notice of the availability of board packets.  Allows boards to allow oral testimony to be presented on agenda items separately and at the time the item is first brought up for discussion at the meeting.  Establishes notice and disclosure requirements for emergency meetings.  Clarifies notice filing requirements, requires electronic mailing of meeting notices upon request, and requires electronic posting of meeting notices, cancellation notices, and meeting minutes.  (SD2)

 

JUD, FIN

HB192, HD2, SD1

RELATING TO HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS.

Expands the law on planned community associations to apply to certain homeowners' associations.  Clarifies that if a proxy is a standard proxy form authorized by an association, and the proxy is returned with no box checked or more than one box checked, the proxy shall be counted for quorum purposes only.  Effective 7/1/2112.  (SD1)

 

CPC, IAC, JUD

HB306, HD2, SD2

RELATING TO CONTINUOUS ALCOHOL MONITORING FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS.

Requires persons charged for operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant or habitually operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant to be fitted with a continuous alcohol monitoring device if the person:  (1) Is a repeat intoxicated driver; or (2) Is currently awaiting a pending criminal investigation or prosecution for one or more prior charges of operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant or habitually operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant.  Establishes a process for certain persons to receive financial relief for the cost of the monitoring devices.  Requires the department of the prosecuting attorney of the city and county of Honolulu to submit a report to the legislature comparing the effectiveness of the alcohol monitoring devices and ignition interlock devices.  Takes effect on 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

TRN, JUD, FIN

HB374, HD2, SD2

RELATING TO DENTAL ASSISTANTS.

Requires the auditor to conduct a study on the effects of regulation of dental assistants in the State via the certification requirements for dental assistants offered by Kapiolani community college.  (SD2)

 

HLT/IAC, CPC, FIN

HB427, HD2, SD1

RELATING TO DARK NIGHT SKIES PROTECTION.

Establishes a Dark Night Skies Protection Advisory Committee to assist the University of Hawaii in developing a statewide dark night skies protection strategy.  (SD1)

 

EEP, HED, FIN

HB437, HD2, SD2

RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT.

Prohibits a waiver of a public hearing for action on a variance application for a shoreline hardening structure that will artificially fix the shoreline, including a seawall, revetment, or groin.  Establishes findings the authority must make in determining whether a variance may be granted for a shoreline hardening structure that will artificially fix the shoreline.  Takes effect on 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

OMH, WAL, JUD

HB463, HD1, SD1

RELATING TO HAWAII STATE IDENTIFICATION CARDS.

Allows any satellite city hall in any county with a population of more than seven hundred thousand persons to issue Hawaii state identification cards.  Requires a report to the legislature.  Takes effect on 1/7/2059.  (SD1)

 

JUD, FIN

HB588, HD1, SD2

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HE‘EIA NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE.

Appropriates funds for fiscal year 2018-2019 to maintain the initial staff positions that are necessary to develop and manage the He‘eia National Estuarine Research Reserve and its programs.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

WAL, HED, FIN

HB598, HD2, SD1

RELATING TO CYBERSECURITY.

Authorizes and provides funding for the University of Hawaii to participate in and contribute funding for the development of a Hawaii cyber ecosystem and related aspects of cyber security.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

EDB, HED, FIN

HB620, HD1, SD2

RELATING TO THE KAHO‘OLAWE ISLAND RESERVE COMMISSION.

Appropriates funds to support the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission.  Takes effect 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

OMH, WAL, FIN

HB625, HD3, SD2

RELATING TO INFRASTRUCTURE.

Establishes a collocation permitting, application, review and approval process for telecommunications companies proposing to install broadband infrastructure on solely state-owned or solely county-owned utility poles or light standards.  Establishes the siting process.  Takes effect on 5/22/2050.  Applies to permit applications filed with the State or county after 1/1/2019.  (SD2)

 

IAC, WAL, CPC, FIN

HB674, HD2, SD2

RELATING TO CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.

Requires all child care providers subject to regulation by the department of human services to obtain and maintain liability insurance as a condition of licensure, temporary permission, or registration and disclose insurance-related information to certain parents or guardians.  Requires the department of human services to submit a report to the legislature prior to the 2018 regular session.  Effective 7/1/2050 but stipulates enforcement shall not occur until January 1, 2019.  (SD2)

 

HUS, CPC, FIN

HB696, SD1

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Part I:  changes the name of the board of dental examiners to the board of dentistry and dental hygiene; beginning on 7/1/2018, changes the board composition by increasing dental hygienist representation and ensuring Oahu and neighbor island representation among dental hygienist members.  Part II:  clarifies the allowable and prohibited practices requirements for dental assistants; clarifies that rules shall not infringe upon, overlap with, or conflict with the duties and scope of practice for licensed professionals; and prohibits persons from employing, directing, or ordering a dental assistant or other person to perform services or procedures within the scope of practice of dental hygiene.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

HLT, CPC, FIN

HB733, HD1, SD2

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Provides exemptions from vehicle registration, safety inspection, and driver licensure requirements for tractor trucks, forklifts, and top picks being used as marine terminal equipment when operating on Sand Island Parkway and Sand Island Access Road between terminal locations under specific conditions.  (SD2)

 

TRN, CPC, FIN

HB880, HD1, SD2

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Establishes a Mark Licensing Agreement Program within the Department of Education and authorizes the Department of Education to register trademarks and service marks for department programs and individual department schools and enter into licensing agreements for their use.  Effective 7/1/2051.  (SD2)

 

EDN, CPC, FIN

HB1098, HD2, SD1

RELATING TO HOMELESS SHELTERS.

Provides that emergency shelters may have partitioned space for homeless persons or families based on Department of Human Services (DHS) guidelines.  Delays the emergency or transitional shelter compliance requirements per Act 234, Session Laws of Hawaii (SLH) 2016, for contracts between DHS and emergency or transitional shelter provider agencies for one year.  Delays the effective date of Act 234, SLH 2016, except section 6(c).  (SD1)

 

HUS, JUD, FIN

HB1115, HD1, SD1

RELATING TO THE HAWAII LABOR RELATIONS BOARD.

Allows the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to send notices of hearing electronically; requires the party seeking judicial review to bear the cost of preparing a transcript, except as provided by law, in which case the Board shall bear the cost of preparing the transcript.  Takes effect 1/7/2059.  (SD1)

 

LAB, JUD, FIN

HB1130, HD1, SD1

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.

Authorizes the Department of Public Safety to administer lie detector and psychological tests to determine the suitability of candidates for corrections employment.  Takes effect 1/7/2059.  (SD1)

 

PBS, JUD, FIN

HB1135, HD1, SD2

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

Amends Act 139, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, to make permanent certain provisions of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative relating to pretrial risk assessments, parole, and parole hearings.  Creates standards and procedures for income-withholding for purposes of enforcing restitution orders.  Clarifies the priority of income withholding orders.  Amends the definition of "debt" relating to the recovery of money owed to the State to include court-ordered restitution subject to civil enforcement.  Extends victims' access to adult probation records to include access to payment compliance records.  Requires that any bail posted by a defendant be applied toward payment of any court-ordered restitution in the same case.  Takes effect 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

PBS, JUD, FIN

HB1246, HD2, SD2

RELATING TO ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION.

Authorizes electronic monitoring and surveillance of offenders, separate from curfew, in programs that offer alternatives to incarceration.  (SD2)

 

PBS, JUD, FIN

HB1381, HD2, SD1

RELATING TO ELEVATOR MECHANICS.

Clarifies the scope of work for elevator mechanics.  Amends the licensing requirements for elevator mechanics, and the powers and duties of the Elevator Mechanics Licensing Board.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

LAB, CPC, FIN

HB1396, HD2, SD2

RELATING TO COMMUNITY CARE FOSTER FAMILY HOMES.

Authorizes the Department of Health, working in consultation with the Department of Human Services, to allow two private-pay individuals to be cared for in the same community care foster family home after consideration of specified relevant factors.  Takes effect 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

HUS, JUD, FIN

HB1402, HD2, SD2

RELATING TO EMPLOYEES.

Requires each state government branch to establish a shared leave program for state employees.  Allows the chief executive of a county to establish a shared leave program for county employees.  Precludes a state government branch from prohibiting leave sharing between different departments or bargaining units because of administrative infeasibility.  Clarifies that an employee's designation of beneficiary statement may be filed with the department where the employee is employed and eliminates the requirement that it be a verified written statement.  Takes effect 1/7/2059.  (SD2)

 

LAB, JUD, FIN

HB1435, HD2, SD1

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS REDUCTION PLAN.

Clarifies that the comprehensive loss reduction plan of the HHRF shall include implementing building code requirements for hurricane standards in accordance with state building code and design standards.  Takes effect on 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

WAL, CPC, FIN

HB1444, HD2, SD2

RELATING TO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS.

Requires pharmacy benefit managers to register with the insurance commissioner.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

HLT, CPC, FIN

HB1536, HD2, SD1

RELATING TO IRRIGATION.

Clarifies that the BOA has the power to acquire property by eminent domain for the construction and maintenance of water facilities that convey, distribute, and transmit water for agricultural uses, but not for domestic use.  Amends the definition of "public utility" to exclude entities that convey, transmit, and distribute nonpotable water.  Takes effect on 1/7/2059.  (SD1)

 

WAL, CPC, FIN

HB1580, HD2, SD2

RELATING TO ENERGY.

Establishes a clean ground transportation benchmark framework to maximize consumer fuel savings, including a near term 2025 target encouraging electric vehicle infrastructure buildout supporting Hawaii's goal for the reduction and ultimate elimination of the use of imported fuels for ground transportation by 2045.  Directs the department of transportation to collaborate with the state energy office to develop recommendations to achieve those benchmarks.  Amends the definition of electric vehicle to include fuel cell electric vehicles.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

EEP, TRN, FIN

SB429, SD2, HD2

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM EMPLOYEE AND STUDENT ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT.

Adopts uniform laws on protecting the online accounts of employees, unpaid interns, applicants, students, and prospective students from employers and educational institutions, respectively.  (SB429 HD2)

 

LAB, JUD, FIN

SB501, SD1, HD2

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Requires all limited service pregnancy centers to disclose the availability of and enrollment information for reproductive health services.  Establishes privacy and disclosure requirements for individual records and information.  Authorizes civil penalties and civil actions for enforcement and remedy.  (SB501 HD2)

 

HLT, JUD, FIN

SB947, SD2, HD1

RELATING TO CITATIONS FOR BEAUTY CULTURE VIOLATIONS.

Authorizes the issuance of a citation for specific violations of beauty culture laws by licensees and permittees.  Sets forth a process for licensees and permittees to contest the citation and provides for the assessment of fines for each violation.  (SB947 HD1)

 

IAC, CPC, JUD, FIN

SB1150, SD2, HD3

RELATING TO PRESERVING CORAL REEFS.

Requires the University of Hawaii to conduct a study on the effects of sunscreen on Hawaii's coral reefs and report to the Legislature.  Appropriates funds.  (SB1150 HD3)

 

EEP, OMH, CPC, FIN

SB1163, SD1, HD1

RELATING TO AERONAUTICS.

Replaces the criminal penalty for certain airport offenses relating to aviation practices and to licensing or regulation of commercial activities at public airports with a fine.  (SB1163 HD1)

 

JUD, FIN

SB1201, SD2, HD3

RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.

Establishes a Broadband Task Force to create a statewide broadband plan.  (SB1201 HD3)

 

IAC, WAL, CPC, FIN