HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2018

 

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Sylvia Luke, Chair

Rep. Ty J.K. Cullen, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Romy M. Cachola

Rep. Nicole E. Lowen

Rep. Lynn DeCoite

Rep. Nadine K. Nakamura

Rep. Beth Fukumoto

Rep. Chris Todd

Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Daniel Holt

Rep. Andria P.L. Tupola

Rep. Jarrett Keohokalole

Rep. Gene Ward

Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

TIME:

11:00 A.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A #  1

 

HB 1520, HD1

(HSCR111-18)

Status

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Establishes requirements for regulation of limited-duration health insurance by the Insurance Commissioner.  Establishes maximum term, disclosure requirements, rate standards, and form approval requirements.

 

FIN

HB 2603, HD1

(HSCR208-18)

Status

RELATING TO STATE SELF-INSURANCE AGAINST PROPERTY AND CASUALTY RISKS.

Establishes a special fund to provide the State with self-insurance against the State's property and casualty risks.  Appropriates moneys.

 

 

IAC, FIN

HB 1328, HD1

(HSCR28-18)

Status

RELATING TO FILM AND DIGITAL MEDIA INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT.

Amends the annual aggregate cap placed on the amount of the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit that may be claimed by qualified productions.  Allows greater flexibility in conditions placed on eligibility requirements for the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit.

 

EDB, FIN

HB 2051

(HSCR592-18)

Status

RELATING TO THE WEED AND SEED STRATEGY.

Appropriates funds for grants to maintain the weed and seed strategy, which is a collaborative effort to reclaim, restore, and rebuild communities.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 1614, HD1

(HSCR211-18)

Status

RELATING TO AUTOMATIC RESTRAINING ORDERS.

Automatically imposes a restraining order upon parties filing for annulment, divorce, or separation to preserve the financial assets of the parties and their dependents and maintain the current island of residence and school of enrollment of a minor child of the parties.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 2418

(HSCR397-18)

Status

RELATING TO FUNDS USED FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS.

Authorizes the Department of Education to expend previously appropriated funds to satisfy the settlement of class counsel attorney's fees related to a class action lawsuit against the State.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 2131, HD1

(HSCR744-18)

Status

RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT.

Creates a Hawaii Sexual Assault Response and Training Program to address the manner in which sexual assault evidence collection kits are processed and tracked, and to ensure that victims of sexual assault are informed of their rights under the law.  Requires annual reports by the Attorney General to the Senate President and Speaker of the House.  Appropriates funds.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 1936, HD1

(HSCR401-18)

Status

RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL COURTS.

Provides that the environmental courts shall not have exclusive, original jurisdiction over any proceedings relating to parking violations under certain administrative rules and laws.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 2194, HD1

(HSCR601-18)

Status

RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

Allows a court of inferior jurisdiction to certify to the Hawaii Supreme Court a question or proposition of law on which the court of inferior jurisdiction seeks instruction for the proper decision of a remanded case.  Requires the Supreme Court to answer the question within an unspecified number of calendar days.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 2191, HD1

(HSCR712-18)

Status

RELATING TO APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

Amends the appellate jurisdiction of the Hawaii Supreme Court and Intermediate Court of Appeals to conditions as they existed prior to July 1, 2006.  Reestablishes the requirement that most appeals be filed with the Supreme Court instead of the Intermediate Court of Appeals.  Reestablishes criteria for assigning appeals.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 1656, HD1

(HSCR399-18)

Status

RELATING TO VIOLATIONS OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW.

Increases the amount of the fine that may be assessed against a noncandidate committee making only independent expenditures for campaign spending violations.  Allows the Campaign Spending Commission to order that a fine assessed against a noncandidate committee, or any portion thereof, be paid from the personal funds of officers of the noncandidate committee.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 2541, HD1

(HSCR711-18)

Status

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Enacts voting by mail uniformly across all counties for all elections commencing in 2020, and allows any election to be conducted by mail prior to the 2020 primary election, in whole or in part, as determined by the chief election officer or county clerk, as appropriate.  Establishes a limited number of voter service centers that would remain open from the tenth business day preceding an election through the day of the election to receive personal delivery of mail-in ballots, accommodate voters with special needs, offer same day registration and voting, and provide other election services.  Allows for additional places of deposit for personal delivery of mail—in ballots.  Appropriates funds for the implementation and administration of the election by mail program.  Requires the office of elections to submit a report to the legislature prior to the convening of each regular session from 2019 through 2023, regarding the implementation of a vote by mail system.  Effective 7/1/2050.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 2454

(HSCR638-18)

Status

RELATING TO HAWAII CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES.

Establishes a three-year Correctional Industries Former Inmate Employment Pilot Project within the Department of Public Safety to assist former inmates as they reenter society.

 

PBS, EDB, FIN

HB 2175, HD1

(HSCR366-18)

Status

RELATING TO METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS.

Requires any metropolitan planning organization serving a metropolitan planning area within the jurisdiction of a county that includes at least three islands inhabited by permanent residents to include on its policy board one member of the Senate and one member of the House of Representatives and an alternate.

 

TRN, FIN

HB 2684, HD1

(HSCR434-18)

Status

RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIERS.

Amends the fees and penalties for motor carriers.  Requires that a percentage of the fees collected be used for expenditures relating to the enforcement of motor carrier laws, including but not limited to expenditures for enforcement personnel.

 

TRN, CPC, FIN

HB 1819, HD1

(HSCR670-18)

Status

RELATING TO NORTH ROAD.

Requires the Department of Transportation to acquire a privately owned portion of North Road and install lighting there. Appropriates funds for the acquisition and lighting.  Appropriates funds as a grant-in-aid to the City and County of Honolulu to install lighting on the city-owned portion of North Road.

 

TRN, FIN

HB 2601, HD1

(HSCR699-18)

Status

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Creates a supplemental daily rental motor vehicle user fee to be levied, assessed, and collected for rental motor vehicles rented from a rental motor vehicle concession located in any airport.  Uses revenues to pay for certain highway projects.  Requires the Director of Transportation to cease collecting the supplemental rental motor vehicle fee upon completion of the specified highway projects.

 

TRN, FIN

HB 2267, HD1

(HSCR594-18)

Status

RELATING TO THE STATE HIGHWAY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.

Establishes the State Highway Enforcement Program and related fund within the Department of Transportation.  Establishes a parking violation surcharge to be imposed by courts in addition to other penalties and fines for parking violations on state highways.

 

TRN, JUD, FIN

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  Testimony should indicate:

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

·     The Committee(s) to which the comments are directed;

·     The date and time of the hearing; and

·     Measure number. 

 

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PAPER:  2 copies (including an original) to Room 316 in the State Capitol;

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Testimony submitted will be placed on the legislative website.  This public posting of testimony on the website 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 586-6200 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. Sylvia Luke

Chair