‘Aha Kenekoa ‘Aha‘ōlelo Iwakāluakumamāiwa

THE SENATE

OF THE

TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE

Moku‘āina ‘O Hawai‘i

STATE OF HAWAI'I

‘Ākoakoa Kūmau MH 2017

REGULAR SESSION OF 2017

 

 

Lā ‘Elima

FIFTH DAY

 

25 Ianuali 2017 - Po‘akolu - Hola 9:30 A.M.

January 25, 2017-Wednesday-9:30 O'CLOCK A.M.

 

 

 

Papahana O Ka Lā

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

Kāhea Papainoa

ROLL CALL

 

‘Āpono Mo‘olelo O Ka Puke Hālāwai

APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

 

Ho‘olauna Mea Kipa

INTRODUCTIONS

 

Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Ke Kia‘āina

MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR: Nos. 502-505

 

MEASURE

TITLE

REFERRAL

 

 

 

G.M. No. 502

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Director of the Department of Accounting And General Services, Gubernatorial Nominee, RODERICK BECKER, for a term to expire 12-03-2018.

GVO

 

 

 


G.M. No. 503

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Director of the Department of Human Services, Gubernatorial Nominee, PANKAJ BHANOT, for a term to expire 12-03-2018.

HMS

 

 

 

G.M. No. 504

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Deputy Director of the Department of Budget And Finance, Gubernatorial Nominee, LAUREL JOHNSTON, for a term to expire 12-03-2018.

WAM

 

 

 

G.M. No. 505

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Deputy Director of the Department of Taxation, Gubernatorial Nominee, DAMIEN ELEFANTE, for a term to expire 12-03-2018.

WAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Nā ‘Oihana

DEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS: None

 

Ho‘oka‘a‘ike No Ka Hale

HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS No. 5

 

 

Informing the Senate that on January 23, 2017, the following House Concurrent Resolution was adopted in the House:

REFERRAL

 

 

 

5

H.C.R. No. 12

"DESIGNATING JANUARY 24, 2017 AS "BIOENERGY DAY" TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF BIOENERGY AND ITS MANY APPLICATIONS."(Bioenergy Day; Bioenergy)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ho‘oka‘a‘ike No Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa

SENATE COMMUNICATIONS: None

 

Ho‘oka‘a‘ike Mai Ka ‘Ao‘ao Ho‘okolokolo

JUDICIARY COMMUNICATIONS: None

 

Hāpai Palapala

INTRODUCTION OF MEASURES                        Senate Bill Nos. 847 – 1208

                                                                        Senate Concurrent Resolution Nos. 19 – 40

                                                                        Senate Resolution No. 6-8

 

 

Papahana O Ka Lā

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

 

Ho‘ouna Kōmike Ho‘olohe A Ho‘ouna Hou Paha

REFERRALS AND RE-REFERRALS

 

REFERRALS FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2017

 

MEASURE

TITLE

REFERRAL

 

 

 

S.B. 847

RELATING TO THE DIAMOND HEAD STATE MONUMENT.

(Diamond Head State Monument; General Obligation Bonds; Appropriation)

WTL/IAA, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 848

RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

(Hawaiian Language College; University of Hawaii at Hilo; Hawaiian Language University College)

HRE/HWN, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 849

RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT.

(Hawaiian Home Lands; Successors; Blood Quantum)

HWN, JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 850

RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

(Independent Verification and Validation of Information Technology Projects; Chief Information Officer)

GVO/ETT, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 851

RELATING TO TAX ADMINISTRATION.

(Tax Administration; Electronic Filing)

GVO, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 852

RELATING TO LEGAL REPRESENTATION.

(Attorney General; Legislature)

JDL/GVO, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 853

RELATING TO LOBBYISTS.

(State Ethics Commission; Lobbyist Law; Lobbying; Enforcement)

JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 854

RELATING TO LABOR.

(Stop-Work Orders; Enforcement )

JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 855

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

(Voter Registration; Driver's License; Civil Identification Card; Permanent Absentee Voter Status)

JDL/TRE, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 856

RELATING TO ETHICS.

(State Ethics Commission; Financial Disclosure Statements; Fines)

JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 857

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

(Workers' Compensation; Employers; Service Providers; Payment; Disagreement; Resolution Procedures)

JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 858

RELATING TO LABOR.

(Stop-Work Orders; Establishment; Enforcement; Penalties)

JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 859

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

(Workers' Compensation; Medical Examination; Duly Qualified Physician; Duly Qualified Surgeon; Chaperone; Recording Devices)

CPH, JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 860

RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS.

(Sunshine Law; Board Meetings; Permitted Interactions of Members; Board Officers)

GVO/JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 861

RELATING TO INFORMATION PRACTICES.

(Office of Information Practices; Freedom of Information; Disclosure Rules)

GVO, JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 862

RELATING TO ZONING.

(Zoning; Single-family Transient Vacation Rental Units)

PSM, CPH

 

 

 

S.B. 863

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

(Emergency Medical Services; County of Kauai; County of Hawaii; Appropriation)

PSM/CPH, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 864

RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIERS.

(Motor Carriers; Tariffs)

TRE/CPH, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 865

RELATING TO CONTRACTORS.

(Contractors; Electrical Work; Licensing Requirements)

CPH

 

 

 

S.B. 866

RELATING TO STATE AND COUNTY TORT LIABILITY.

(State and County Tort Liability; Lifeguard Services)

PSM, JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 867

RELATING TO BEACH MONITORING.

(Beach Monitoring Program; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Kikiaola Small Boat Harbor)

WTL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 868

RELATING TO THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.

(Controlled Substances Act; Prescriptions; Detoxification Treatment; Maintenance Treatment; Buprenorphine)

PSM, CPH

 

 

 

S.B. 869

RELATING TO THE HAWAII CREDIT CREATION PILOT PROGRAM.

(Hawaii Credit Creation Pilot Program; Division of Financial Institutions; Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Financial Institutions; Referral Partners)

CPH

 

 

 

S.B. 870

RELATING TO HUNTING ON PRIVATE LANDS.

(Hunting on Private Lands; Written Permission)

WTL, HWN/JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 871

RELATING TO TAXATION.

(Taxation; Excise Tax; Large Cigars)

WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 872

RELATING TO ETHICS.

(State Ethics Commission; Attorneys)

JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 873

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS.

(Agricultural Buildings and Structures; Building Permit Requirements; Building Code Requirements; Exemption; Notice)

PSM/AEN, JDL/WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 874

RELATING TO PUBLIC REPORTS.

(Office of Enterprise Technology Services; Reports to the Legislature; Online Database)

GVO, ETT

 

 

 

S.B. 875

RELATING TO ETHICS.

(State Ethics Commission; Guidance; Violations; Allegations; Resolution)

JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 876

RELATING TO FIREARMS.

(Firearms; Registration; Waiting Period)

PSM, JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 877

RELATING TO CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.

(Conservation and Resource Management; Dispatcher; Civil Service Position; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Appropriation)

WTL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 878

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

(Elections; Voters' Pamphlet; Office of Elections; Chief Election Officer; Appropriation)

JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 879

RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.

(Invasive Species Authority; Establishment; Appropriation)

AEN, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 880

RELATING TO THE IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LAND QUALIFIED AGRICULTURAL COST TAX CREDIT.

(Important Agricultural Land qualified agricultural costs tax credit)

AEN, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 881

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

(Agribusiness Development Corporation; Grants)

AEN, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 882

RELATING TO FARM TO SCHOOL MONTH IN HAWAII.

(Farm to School Month in Hawaii.)

AEN/EDU

 

 

 

S.B. 883

RELATING TO THE PESTICIDE USE REVOLVING FUND.

(Pesticide Use Revolving Fund; Ceiling)

AEN, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 884

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

(Industrial hemp program; county property tax; hemp special fund)

AEN/PSM, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 885

RELATING TO THE STATE RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION.

(Risk Management and Insurance Administration; Department of Accounting and General Services)

GVO/CPH, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 886

RELATING TO LEAVES OF ABSENCE.

(Leaves of Absence)

JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 887

RELATING TO ENHANCED 911 SERVICES.

(Prepaid Wireless; Enhanced 911 Services)

PSM/CPH, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 888

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS

 OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES.

(Claims Against the State)

JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 889

RELATING TO PROFESSIONALLY LICENSED OR CERTIFIED GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.

(Professionally Licensed or Certified Government Employees; Tort Liability; Exclusive Liability)

JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 890

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT TORT LIABILITY.

(Government Tort Liability)

JDL/GVO, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 891

RELATING TO INCOME WITHHOLDING FOR CHILD SUPPORT.

(Income Withholding for Child Support)

JDL/HMS, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 892

RELATING TO COVERED OFFENDER REGISTRATION.

(Covered Offender Registration)

JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 893

RELATING TO NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS.

(Nonprofit Corporations)

CPH, JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 894

RELATING TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.

(Charitable Organizations)

CPH, JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 895

RELATING TO CRIMINAL TRESPASS.

(Criminal Trespass; State Lands; State Highways)

JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 896

RELATING TO THE POWER OF ARREST.

(Power of Arrest; Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

PSM, JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 897

RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS.

(Criminal History Record Checks)

JDL/HMS, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 898

RELATING TO FIREARMS OWNED, POSSESSED, OR CONTROLLED BY PERSONS WHO POSE A SERIOUS RISK OF VIOLENCE OR HARM TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

(RELATING TO FIREARMS OWNED, POSSESSED, OR CONTROLLED BY PERSONSWHO POSE A SERIOUS RISK OF VIOLENCE OR HARM TO PUBLIC SAFETY.)

PSM, JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 899

RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.

(Administrative Procedure; Definition of “Persons”)

JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 900

RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

(Hawaii Community-Based Economic Development Technical and Financial Assistance Program)

ETT, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 901

RELATING TO THE AEROSPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

(Aerospace Advisory Committee; Membership)

PSM/ETT

 

 

 

S.B. 902

RELATING TO THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

(High Technology Development Corporation; Hawaii Technology Development Corporation; Repeal Hawaii Software Service Center)

ETT, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 903

RELATING TO THE SALE OF QUALIFYING LEASEHOLD CONDOMINIUMS AND SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE LOTS OWNED BY THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

(The Sale of Qualifying Leasehold Condominiums and Single Family House Lots Owned by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; Exemption from Legislative Approval of Sale or Gift of Lands)

CPH/HOU, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 904

RELATING TO THE MOTION PICTURE, DIGITAL MEDIA, AND FILM PRODUCTION INCOME TAX CREDIT.

(Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit)

ETT, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 905

RELATING TO FUNDING FOR CREATIVE MEDIA AND FILM DEVELOPMENT.

(Creative Media and Film Infrastructure Special Fund)

ETT, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 906

RELATING TO RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD.

(Renewable Portfolio Standard; Definition.)

TRE/CPH, WAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ho‘oka‘a‘ike ‘Ē A‘e

MISCELLANEOUS COMMUNICATIONS: None

 

Hana ‘Ē A‘e

MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

 

Ho‘olaha

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

            Papamanawa Ho‘olohe Palapala

·         Committee Hearing Schedule:

 

COMMITTEE

DATE & TIME

ROOM

INFO-EDN-EDU

1/25/2017 2:00 PM

309

INFO-LAB-JDL

1/26/2017 9:30 AM

309

INFO-AEN-EEP-WTL-WAL-TRE-AGR

1/26/2017 10:00 AM

325

CPH

1/27/2017 9:30 AM

229

INFO-EDU-EDN

1/27/2017 2:00 PM

309

HMS

1/27/2017 2:45 PM

016

INFO-PBS-PSM

2/2/2017 10:00 AM

312

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ke Pani ‘Ana

ADJOURNMENT