HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2015

 

COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey, Chair

Rep. Justin H. Woodson, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Mark M. Nakashima

Rep. Tom Brower

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Rep. Richard P. Creagan

Rep. Joy A. San Buenaventura

Rep. Sharon E. Har

Rep. Gregg Takayama

Rep. Mark J. Hashem

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Derek S.K. Kawakami

Rep. Beth Fukumoto Chang

Rep. Chris Lee

Rep. Bob McDermott

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, April 01, 2015

TIME:

2:00pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on 03/30/2015 at 2:00pm. 

 

SB 233, SD1

(HSCR1117)

Status

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION.

Authorizes the county directors of finance to enter into contracts with car dealerships and rental car companies for the registration of used motor vehicles.  Effective 07/01/2050.  (SD1)

 

TRN, CPC

SB 1316, SD2, HD1

(HSCR1174)

Status

RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

Requires the board of directors of an association of apartment owners, condominium association, cooperative housing corporation, or planned community association, upon receipt of a request for the installation of an electric vehicle charging system, to make a decision to approve, or approve with reasonable restrictions, the request within sixty days.  Strongly suggests the consideration by the board of documentation on transformer load capacity and an energy audit.  (SB1316 HD1)

 

EEP, CPC

SB 743, SD1, HD1

(HSCR1079)

Status

RELATING TO ACTIVITY DESKS.

Requires an activity desk to designate a principal who shall be a signatory on and fully responsible for the client trust account.  Specifies responsibilities regarding the designated principal.  (SB743 HD1)

 

TOU, CPC

SB 379, SD2, HD1

(HSCR1036)

Status

RELATING TO FOOD.

Requires cottage food operators, who produce non-potentially hazardous food products in a home kitchen or farm kitchen for direct sale to consumers, to obtain a cottage food operation permit from the department of health.  Establishes labeling requirements.  (SB379 HD1)

 

EDB, CPC

SB 589, SD2, HD1

(HSCR1071)

Status

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Specifies the total number of property insurance policies that an insurer may non-renew in a lava zone during a state of emergency due to lava flow in that lava zone, with specific exceptions.  Specifies that if residential property insurance is unavailable due to a moratorium on insurance policies in a lava zone during a state of emergency due to lava flow, the Hawaii property insurance association shall remove its moratorium; permits the Hawaii property insurance association to issue new policies and provide a maximum waiting period of six months for the policy coverage to take effect after the moratorium is removed.  (SB589 HD1)

 

PBS, CPC

SB 987, SD1, HD1

(HSCR1070)

Status

RELATING TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.

Clarifies that under the Hawaii Post-Secondary Education Authorization Program, institutions may request an administrative hearing pursuant to chapter 91, HRS, for proceedings concerning denials, suspensions, or terminations.  (SB987 HD1)

 

HED, CPC

SB 1010, SD1, HD1

(HSCR1188)

Status

RELATING TO THE UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW.

Allows a person who is not licensed or authorized to practice law in the State to provide legal services on a temporary basis in this State if the attorney provides services in association with or assists a Hawaii licensed attorney or as in-house counsel to an organization in another jurisdiction or to an affiliated entity or employee of that organization in the State.  Requires the clerk of the supreme court to maintain a registry of all attorneys who are not licensed or authorized to practice law in the State, but provide services for a matter that is not being litigated in any court of the State.  Makes conforming amendments to attorney licensure requirements.  Effective 3/15/2038.  (HD1)

 

JUD, CPC

HCR 60 / HR 30 /

Status / Status

REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO WORK WITH THE MAJOR UTILITY INDUSTRIES IN THE STATE TO DEVELOP A MECHANISM TO COORDINATE REPAIRS TO DAMAGED UTILITY POLES.

 

 

CPC

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey

Chair