OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

THIRTIETH STATE LEGISLATURE

 

COMMITTEE REFERRALS

 

 

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NO. 45

33RD LEGISLATIVE DAY-MARCH 16, 2020

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Committee Abbreviations:

 


AGR -  Agriculture

CPC -   Consumer Protection & Commerce

EDB -   Economic Development & Business

EEP -   Energy & Environmental Protection

FIN -    Finance

HLT -   Health

HSG -   Housing

HSH -   Human Services & Homelessness

IAC -    Intrastate Commerce

JUD -   Judiciary

LAB -   Labor & Public Employment

LHE -   Lower & Higher Education

LMG -  Legislative Management

PVM -  Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs

TIA -    Tourism & International Affairs

TRN -   Transportation

WLH -  Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs


 

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Committee

 

 

RE-REFERRAL

 

 

 

 

SB1431, SD2, HD1

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES TAX CREDITS.

Establishes an income tax credit for commercial seawater air conditioning systems connecting to a seawater air conditioning district cooling system.  Requires the Hawaii state energy office to certify tax credits.  Applies to eligible seawater air conditioning systems that are placed into service on or after 12/31/2020.  Makes tax credit inapplicable for taxable years after 12/31/2030.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (HD1)

 

EEP, FIN

SB2180, SD2

RELATING TO EXECUTIVE PARDONS.

Establishes an application and notification process for the consideration of executive pardons.  (SD2)

 

JUD, FIN

SB2468, SD2

RELATING TO QUALIFIED COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROGRAMS.

Allows community rehabilitation programs for persons with disabilities to be considered qualified under the State's procurement code without requiring federal and state certification that authorizes the payment of a subminimum wage to workers in their program.  Requires a qualified community rehabilitation program to maintain a certain disabled to non-disabled employee ratio.  Effective 1/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

LAB, FIN

SB2527, SD2

RELATING TO BROADBAND SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE.

Establishes the broadband infrastructure grant program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, to award grants to applicants to extend deployment of infrastructure used to provide broadband service to unserved and underserved areas of the State.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

EDB/IAC, FIN

SB2696, SD2, HD1

RELATING TO GREEN FEES.

Requires the office of planning to conduct a study assessing the current plans and programs to achieve the Aloha+ Challenge natural resource management 2030 goals.  Requires the office of planning to make recommendations in achieving those goals.  Makes an appropriation.  Effective 12/31/2033.  (HD1)

 

TIA, EEP, FIN

HR69

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS DIVISION, AND HAWAII COUNTY TO COLLECTIVELY DEVELOP A PLAN TO IMPROVE MEALANI ROAD AND ESTABLISH A PROTOCOL TO USE MEALANI ROAD AS AN EMERGENCY BYPASS ROUTE WHEN MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY IS INACCESSIBLE.

 

TRN, FIN

HCR46

REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, TO CONDUCT A STUDY RELATING TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 353C-8.5, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

 

PVM

HCR88

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS DIVISION, AND HAWAII COUNTY TO COLLECTIVELY DEVELOP A PLAN TO IMPROVE MEALANI ROAD AND ESTABLISH A PROTOCOL TO USE MEALANI ROAD AS AN EMERGENCY BYPASS ROUTE WHEN MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY IS INACCESSIBLE.

 

TRN, FIN