HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2014

 

COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMMERCE

Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey, Chair

Rep. Derek S.K. Kawakami, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Chris Lee

Rep. Tom Brower

Rep. Mark M. Nakashima

Rep. Romy M. Cachola

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Rep. Richard Creagan

Rep. Clift Tsuji

Rep. Cindy Evans

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Sharon E. Har

Rep. Bob McDermott

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 05, 2014

TIME:

2:00 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) has been ADDED to the agenda: 

 

HB 2012

Status

RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.

Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to consumer protection.

 

CPC

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on January 27, 2014.

 

HB 2003

Status

RELATING TO CYBERSECURITY.

Establishes the Hawaii cybersecurity, economic, education, and infrastructure security council to develop methods to improve the State's cybersecurity.

 

CPC, FIN

HB 1763

Status

RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

Mandates insurance commissioner to assess a fine of up to $10,000 for each violation by a pharmacy benefit manager or prescription drug benefit plan provider.

 

CPC, JUD

HB 1950

Status

RELATING TO SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING.

Enables the production of air conditioning in an area or district from a seawater air conditioning cooling system to benefit as an "eligible business activity" under the State's enterprise zones program.

 

CPC, FIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on February 3, 2014.

HB 2241

Status

RELATING TO PRODUCTION OF RECORDS.

Amends provisions of chapter 806D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which allow for the service of process issued by another state upon a Hawaii recipient, and clarifies the following:  (1) that the service of process may be upon a person or business, but not a government agency; (2) that the process is for the production of records; (3) that the process must be based upon a pending criminal investigation or prosecution; and (4) that the person or business being served must have conducted business or engaged in transactions or activities occurring at least in part in the issuing state.  Requires the process to include specified information.  For valid process, requires that the issuing state have a law authorizing the production of records by out-of-state persons or businesses and a reciprocity provision.  Also amends the definition of "recipient," to clarify that the recipient, who receives process issued in Hawaii, must have conducted business or engaged in transactions or activities occurring at least in part in Hawaii.

 

CPC, JUD

HB 2242

Status

RELATING TO CRIME.

Updates the offenses of falsifying business records, obtaining a government-issued identification document under false pretenses in the first degree, obtaining a government-issued identification document under false pretenses in the second degree, tampering with a government record, and unsworn falsification to authorities, to address the use of new technology and make the offenses applicable to electronic or digital statements, documents, or records.

 

CPC, JUD

HB 2621

Status

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY.

Expands the procurement policy board's mandate to adopt rules regarding lost, stolen, damaged, unserviceable, or unsuitable property to include time limits as to issue reporting and a duty for government agencies and contractors to cooperate in the investigation of raised issues. 

 

CPC, JUD

HB 2583

Status

RELATING TO ASSISTING UNLICENSED CONTRACTORS.

Clarifies that a contractor licensee who aids and abets an unlicensed contractor may be subject to additional discipline by the contractors license board.

 

CPC, JUD

HB 2549

Status

RELATING TO ENHANCED 911 SERVICES.

Eliminates the enhanced 911 surcharge exemption for prepaid connections.  Effective July 1, 2014.

 

CPC, FIN

HB 2015

Status

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Requires insurers to pay the general excise tax and certificate of ownership fee to claimants involving motor vehicle insurance.

 

CPC, FIN

HB 2005

Status

RELATING TO A SECURITIES AND COMMODITIES EXCHANGE.

Establishes securities and commodities exchange to provide a marketplace for the trading of securities and commodities during the off hours of other exchanges.  Provides for the trading of securities and commodities not available through other exchanges as well as those that are so available.

 

CPC, JUD

HB 1853

Status

RELATING TO TRUSTEES.

Waives duty to diversify trust when trust provision directs retention of property.  Requires dissenting trustee to dissent in writing to a failure to act or enter into a transaction.  Allows settlor of a trust to designate investment function to an investment advisor, and administrative function to an administrative trustee.

 

CPC, JUD

HB 2444

Status

RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY.

Establishes certain requirements pertaining to lease-purchase agreements for real property.  Establishes causes of action for violations.

 

CPC, JUD

HB 2513

Status

RELATING TO MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES.

Requires that an affirmation be filed with the court at the time a mortgage foreclosure action is commenced.

 

CPC, JUD

HB 2482

Status

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Makes technical nonsubstantive amendments to the condominium law.

 

CPC, JUD

 

As this is a decision making meeting only, no public testimony will be accepted.

 

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Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey

Chair