HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

 

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION, BUSINESS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey, Chair

Rep. Isaac W. Choy, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Lyla B. Berg

Rep. Clift Tsuji

Rep. Cindy Evans

Rep. Glenn Wakai

Rep. Joey Manahan

Rep. Jessica Wooley

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

Rep. Gene Ward

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 19, 2009

TIME:

9:30 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 312

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 464

Status

RELATING TO STATE VETERANS' HOME.

Establishes a veterans' gift account to be administered by the Hawaii health systems corporation.  Also requires account to comply with reporting requirements for non-general fund information.

 

EBM, FIN

HB 658

Status

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE MAUI OFFICE OF VETERANS' SERVICES.

Appropriates funds for one veterans' counselor position for the Maui office of the office of veterans' services.

 

EBM, FIN

HB 1503

Status

RELATING TO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES.

Creates an optional "ingenuity company" designation for LLCs. Requires an LLC with an ingenuity company designation to exercise its right to exclude conferred by any patent it has an interest in for a public purpose. Establishes reporting requirements.

 

EBM, JUD

HB 1593

Status

RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY.

Clarifies provisions contained in long-term commercial and industrial ground leases.

 

EBM, JUD

HB 898

Status

RELATING TO INCOME TAX CREDITS.

Provides an income tax credit for employers when their employees telecommute for work.

 

EBM, FIN

HB 1082, HD1

(HSCR241)

Status

RELATING TO THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH INCOME TAX CREDIT.

Provides an income tax credit for donations made to qualifying science, technology, engineering, and math programs at Hawaii public schools.  (HB1082 HD1)

 

EDN/HED, EBM, FIN

HB 1242, HD1

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Establishes a taxpayer non-compliance identification program.

 

(Pending re-committal of long form on February 18, 2009.)

 

EBM, FIN

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing with a transmittal cover indicating:

·     Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·     The Committee the comments are directed to;

·     The date and time of the hearing;

·     Measure number; and

·     The number of copies the Committee is requesting. 

 

While every effort will be made to copy, organize, and collate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed to the incorrect office, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.

 

Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:

PAPER:   3 copies (including an original) to Room 323 in the State Capitol;

FAX:        For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-8479 (Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (Neighbor Islands); or

EMAIL:   For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to [email protected].

 

Testimony submitted will be placed on the Legislative Web site after the hearing adjourns.  This public posting of testimony on the Web site should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6160 or email your request for an interpreter to [email protected] at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

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Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey

Chair