HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2004
COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMMERCE |
Rep. Kenneth T. Hiraki, Chair |
Rep. Robert N. Herkes, Vice Chair |
Rep. Kirk Caldwell |
Rep. Alex Sonson |
Rep. Jerry L. Chang |
Rep. Joe Souki |
Rep. Ken Ito |
Rep. Lynn Finnegan |
Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho |
Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto |
Rep. Marilyn B. Lee |
Rep. Bud Stonebraker |
Rep. Blake K. Oshiro |
Rep. Cynthia Thielen |
Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro |
NOTICE OF HEARING
DATE: |
January 28, 2004 |
TIME: |
2:00 p.m. |
PLACE: |
Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
HB 1730 |
RELATING TO INSURANCE. Allows the insurance commissioner to impose license sanctions on producers who, when participating in mortgage transactions, fail to comply with mortgage broker and solicitor act or conduct prohibitions or written agreement requirements. |
CPC |
HB 1737 |
RELATING TO MORTGAGE BROKERS AND SOLICITORS. Includes employees and exclusive agents within the exemption from regulation under the mortgage broker and solicitor law provided for banks, insurance companies, and other similar organizations; defines "exclusive agents" as licensed insurance producers who represent a single banking subsidiary of an insurance company. |
CPC |
HB 1738 |
RELATING TO LICENSING OF ADJUSTERS AND BILL REVIEWERS. Allows the insurance commissioner to impose license sanctions on adjusters who in mortgage transactions fail to comply with mortgage broker and solicitor act or conduct prohibitions or written agreement requirements. |
CPC |
SB 695 SD2, HD1 (HSCR933) |
RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS. Establishes a professional counselors licensing program, subject to the accumulation of a minimum $43,000 in a startup trust fund; exempts government employees from licensing under the law. (SB695 HD1) |
HLT, CPC, FIN |
HB 1761 |
RELATING TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. Amends Regulatory Licensing Reform Act policies regarding regulation of professions and vocations to prohibit or require termination of regulations that are unnecessary or redundant of existing protections. Requires DCCA to sunset a board or commission in the absence of an act expressly prohibiting the sunset and upon any finding by the Legislative Auditor that the board or commission is redundant or unnecessary. |
CPC, FIN |
HB 1071 |
RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. Establishes a fund for the conversion of overhead utility lines to underground lines; establishes annual allocations by utility companies having above ground facilities; allows taxpayers to designate and pay a voluntary contribution for underground utility lines on their income tax return. |
CPC, FIN |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 35 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 419, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS TESTIMONY DROP OFF BOX IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT IS NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.
IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET WITH TWO HOLES PUNCHED AT THE TOP. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6180.
IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.
________________________________________ Rep. Kenneth T. Hiraki Chair |
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