HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2016
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Rep. Karl Rhoads, Chair |
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Rep. Joy A. San Buenaventura, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Della Au Belatti |
Rep. Dee Morikawa |
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Rep. Tom Brower |
Rep. Mark M. Nakashima |
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Rep. Richard P. Creagan |
Rep. Gregg Takayama |
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Rep. Mark J. Hashem |
Rep. Justin H. Woodson |
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Rep. Derek S.K. Kawakami |
Rep. Bob McDermott |
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Rep. Chris Lee |
Rep. Cynthia Thielen |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Tuesday, March 01, 2016 |
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2:00 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS. Requires contested case hearings of the land use commission, Hawaii community development authority, and those involving conservation districts to be appealed directly to the supreme court. (HD1)
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JUD |
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RELATING TO GUARDIANSHIP. Requires the courts to provide information relating to adult guardianships to the Hawaii criminal justice data center to disclose to the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Instant Criminal Background Check System database for gun control purposes.
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JUD |
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS. Authorizes county police departments to enroll firearms applicants and individuals who are registering their firearms into a criminal record monitoring service used to alert police when an owner of a firearm is arrested for a criminal offense anywhere in the country. (HB2629 HD1)
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PBS, JUD |
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RELATING TO FIREARMS. Amends the qualification requirements to allow lawful permanent residents to apply for a permit to acquire a firearm. Clarifies the background check process for firearm permit applicants and authorizes county police departments to enroll firearm permit applicants into a criminal record monitoring service.
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JUD |
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RELATING TO EQUAL PAY. Amends the provisions for equal pay and sex discrimination for substantially similar work. Clarifies employer defenses. Prohibits employer actions regarding wage disclosure and applicant wage histories. Requires that employer advertisements include minimum rate of pay. (HB1909 HD1)
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LAB, JUD |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. Conforms the State Workforce Development Council Law to new federal requirements in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA), which supersedes the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA). (HB2362 HD1)
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LAB, JUD |
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RELATING TO SERVICE BY PUBLICATION IN PATERNITY CASES. Amends the Uniform Parentage Act to allow for service by publication when defendants cannot be located or personally served.
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JUD |
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RELATING TO BIRTH DEFECTS. Amends provisions relating to the use of collected information related to birth defects studies. (HB2356 HD1)
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HLT, JUD |
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RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE INTEGRATED SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT PROGRAM. Amends chapter 353E, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), to reflect nationally recognized best practices in the statewide, integrated programming for sex offenders, and to identify the coordinating body for the sex offender treatment program as the "sex offender management team." Exempts the statewide integrated sex offender treatment program from the requirements of chapter 92, HRS.
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RELATING TO LIQUOR. Amends liquor license application and operating procedures to allow publicly-owned companies, and entities they solely own, to provide information for only those officers designated as primary decisionmakers regarding the purchase and sale of liquor and specifies that only a transfer of twenty-five per cent or more of outstanding voting capital stock requires a corporation to secure the approval of the transfer from the commission.
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EDB, CPC, JUD |
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RELATING TO UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS. Prohibits the permitting of new underground storage tanks within 100 yards of the shoreline. Allows permit holders for existing underground storage tanks located within 100 yards of the shoreline to renew their permits. (HB2626 HD1)
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EEP/WAL, JUD |
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The following measure(s) were previously heard on Friday, February 19, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. No public testimony will be accepted.
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RELATING TO SEARCH WARRANTS. Requires government entities to obtain a search warrant in order to obtain the location information of an electronic device.
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JUD |
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The following measure(s) were previously heard on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. No public testimony will be accepted.
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RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS. Authorizes a beneficiary of a prescription drug benefit plan to obtain a prescription without penalty from a non-network retail community pharmacy located within fourteen miles of the beneficiary's residence, if the nearest network retail community pharmacy is located more than fourteen miles away. (HB1672 HD2)
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HLT, CPC, JUD |
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The following measure(s) were previously heard on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. No public testimony will be accepted.
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RELATING TO FIREARMS. Includes misdemeanor stalking and sexual assault among the offenses that disqualify a person from owning, possessing, or controlling any firearm or ammunition.
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JUD |
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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.
While every effort will be made to incorporate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.
Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:
PAPER: 19 copies (including an original) to Room 305 in the State Capitol;
FAX: For testimony less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 808-586-6531 (Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islander without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web); or
WEB: For testimony less than 10MB in size, transmit from http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx.
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. Those wishing to provide oral testimony will be limited to two minutes.
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 586-6437 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. Karl Rhoads Chair |
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