THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2015
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair |
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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Friday, February 20, 2015 |
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9:00am |
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Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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RELATING TO DEFERRED DEPOSITS. Reduces the maximum fee a check casher may charge under a payday loan agreement for deferring the deposit of a check from 15% to 7% of the face value of the check.
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RELATING TO CHECK CASHING. Places a cap on the interest that a check casher can charge pursuant to a deferred deposit agreement at 36 per cent per annum.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. Requires the bills of telecommunications carriers to contain only charges for products and services that are authorized by the subscriber. Specifies prohibited cramming practices in phone bills. Requires the public utilities commission to adopt additional rules to safeguard billings.
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RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. Updates title 24 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to health insurance.
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RELATING TO THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE. Clarifies section 269-15(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes, so that the Public Utilities Commission may order the Consumer Advocate, rather than the Director of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, to appear in regulatory proceedings initiated by the Commission to enforce chapter 269, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and related requirements.
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RELATING TO THE INSURANCE HOLDING COMPANY SYSTEM. Makes certain clarifying amendments to article 11 of the State insurance code, relating to the insurance holding company system. Takes effect on 1/1/2016.
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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FOR AMENDED NOTICES: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
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_____________________________________ Senator Rosalyn H. Baker Chair |
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