David Ige - Intergovernmental Affairs Committee 2005-6

This is the deadline for all committees to file committee reports with the Clerk's Office in order to comply with the mandatory 48-hour waiting period before a bill may be voted on in order for passage to the House (First Crossover). This term "decking" is said to mean "placing the bills on deck" or "clearing the decks" and making bills available to Senate members for review for a full 48-hours before a full Senate vote is taken during Session. Any bill not submitted in its final form by the decking deadline no longer can be considered for passage during the session.

As this is the second year of the biennium, bills introduced in 2005 that failed to meet their deadline can still be considered during this 2006 session year.

First Crossover is the final step before our Senate bills move (or "crossover") to the House. This is the last day for a final vote to be taken in the originating body before passing over. Also note that bills can crossover anytime before this deadline.

This is often-times a long day for Senators and staff (and likewise for the House members) as each bill is open for comment and debate. It is also an exciting time for those of us keeping track of our bills moving through the Legislative Process. If a bill passes through this stage, it is a quarter of the way to becoming law!

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 1:15pm
Conference Room 224

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Bills to be heard:

• HB 2199 HD2 (HSCR844-06) - Relating to International Trade Agreement (TGO/EIA, JHW)
• HB 2263 HD2 (HSCR866-06) - Relating to controlling invasive species (EIA/TGO, WAM)
• SCR 36 - Requesting the United States Congress to approve the proposed Hawaiian invasive species act (IGA/EIA)
• SR 19 - Requesting the United State Congress to approve the proposed Hawaiian invasive species act (IGA/EIA)
• HB 1955 HD1 (HSCR756-06) - Relating to litter control (EIA/IGA, JHW)

Note: Italicized bills are not IGA-related.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6903.

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 2:45pm
Conference Room 225

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Bills to be heard:

• HB 2208 HD1 (HSCR653-06) - Relating to counties (IGA, JHW)
• HB 2715 HD1 (HSCR736-06) - Relating to police officers (IGA, WAM)
• HB 2455 HD1 (HSCR657-06) - Relating to the United States Senate (IGA, JHW)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6230.

Friday, March 17, 2006 1:15pm
Conference Room 225

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Bills to be heard:

• HB 2961 HD1 - Relating to education (Companion bill: SB 2861 SD2) (EDM/IGA, WAM)
• HB 2962 HD2 - Relating to education (Companion Bill: 2719 SD2) (EDM, WAM)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6843.

Thursday, March 16, 2006 2:15pm
Conference Room 016

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Bills to be heard:

• HB 2779 HD1 (HSCR145-06) - Relating to discrimination (HMS/IGA, JHW)
• HB 3237 HD2 (HSCR786-06) - Relating to early childhood education (EDM/HMS, WAM)

Note: Italicized bills are not IGA-related.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6130.

Thursday, March 16, 2006 2:45pm
Conference Room 225

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Bills to be heard:

• HB 1468 (HSCR688-06) - Relating to fireworks (IGA/JHW, WAM)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6230.

Thursday, March 16, 2006 3:00pm
Conference Room 225

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Bills to be heard:

• HB 2503 HD2 (HSCR797-06) - Relating to derelict vehicle (TGO, IGA)
• HB 1809 HD2 (HSCR719-06) - Relating to motor vehicle driver's license (TGO/IGA, EDM)
• HB 1825 HD1 (HSCR147-06) - Relating to traffic infractions (TGO/IGA, JHW)
• HB 2404 HD1 (HSCR655-06) - Relating to public meetings (TGO/IGA, JHW)
• HB 2737 HD1 (HSCR686-06) - Relating to the Honopou district of the County of Maui (TGO/IGA, JHW)
• HB 3037 HD1 (HSCR838-06) - Relating to driver's licensing (TGO/IGA, JHW)
• HB 1819 HD1 (HSCR696-06) - Relating to Chapter 281, Hawaii Revised Statutes (IGA/TGO, JHW)
• HB 2637 HD1 (HSCR735-06) - Relating to transportation (TGO, WAM)

• HB 2708 HD2 (HSCR755-06) - Relating to advertising (TGO/IGA, JHW)

Note: Italicized bills are not IGA-related.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-7094.

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 2:45pm
Conference Room 225

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Bills to be heard:

• SCR 141 - Requesting the City and County of Honolulu to maintain the current zoning of a one hundred seventy-two acre parcel of real property in Royal Kunia for the establishment of a park, golf course, or a continued use as open space (IGA)
• SR 88 - Requesting the City and County of Honolulu to maintain the current zoning of a one hundred seventy-two acre parcel of real property in Royal Kunia for the establishment of a park, golf course, or a continued use as open space (IGA)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6230.

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 3:30pm
Conference Room 225

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Bills to be heard:

• SCR 107 - Urging the county councils to assist low-income homeowners (IGA/CPH)
• SR 63 - Urging the county councils to assist low-income homeowners (IGA/CPH)

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 35 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 225, State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing. Please include your name, position/title, organization, contact information, position on the measure, the hearing date, bill title and committee to which your testimony should be referred. Please submit your testimony on one side of an 8-1/2 x 11-inch paper with 1-inch margins. Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

Public Folder. A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6230.

Wednesday, March 22, 2006 9:00am
Conference Room 016

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Bills to be heard:

• HB 2066 HD2 (HSCR865-06) - Relating to homelessness (CPH/HMS/IGA, WAM)
• HB 2598 HD1 (HSCR876-06) - Relating to housing (CPH/HMS, WAM)
• HB 3202 HD1 (HSCR916-06) - Relating to affordable housing (CPH/IGA, WAM)

Note: Italicized bills are not IGA-related.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6740.

Wednesday, March 22, 2006 1:45pm
Conference Room 212

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Bills to be heard:

• HB 2878 HD1 (HSCR889-06) - Relating to special purpose revenue bonds to assist Tradewinds Forest Products, LLC (WLA/BED, WAM)
• HB 1880 HD2 (HSCR729-06) - Relating to harbors (WLA/TGO, WAM)
• HB 2805 (HSCR701-06) - Relating to state planning (WLA/TGO, WAM)
• HB 3056 HD2 (HSCR941-06) - Relating to Kawai Nui Marsh (WLA/IGA, WAM)
• HB 2974 (HSCR798-06) - Relating to historic preservation (WLA, WAM)

Note: Italicized bills are not IGA-related.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6760.

Wednesday, March 22, 2006 3:30pm
Conference Room 224

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Bills to be heard:

• HB 2655 HD1 (HSCR927-06) - Relating to motor vehicle accident investigation (TGO/IGA, JHW/WAM)
• HB 2508 HD2 (HSCR903-06) - Relating to waiver of abandoned vehicle public auction requirements (TGO/IGA)
• HB 2509 (HSCR830-06) - Relating to driver licensing (TGO/IGA, JHW)
• HB 3257 HD1 (HSCR762-06) - Relating to use of intoxicants (TGO/IGA, JHW)
• HB 1833 HD1 (HSCR847-06) - Relating to fireworks (TGO/IGA, JHW)
• HB 1844 HD1 (HSCR663-06) - Relating to administrative rules (TGO, JHW)

• HB 2747 HD2 (HSCR837-06) - Relating to driver licensing (TGO/IGA, JHW)

Note: Italicized bills are not IGA-related.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-7094.

Friday, March 24, 2006 2:30pm
Conference Room 016

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Bills to be heard:

• SCR 72 SR 47 - Urging Hawaii's county, state, and federal level government officials to play an active role in creating "Heart Healthy Communities" (HTH/IGA)
• SCR 64 SR 41 - Requesting Hawaiian Airlines to reconsider its decision to disallow the transport of life saving organs for organ transplants on its flights (HTH/TGO)
• SCR 69 - Requesting the Director of Health to conduct a prevention and education campaign on the increasing incidence of bedbugs (HTH, WAM)
• SCR 70 - Requesting the Director of Health to develop a trauma system plan for Hawaii (HTH)
• SCR 71 SR 46 - Requesting a study on the issues hospitals face with regard to wait listed patients in Hawaii in need of long term medical care (HTH)
• SCR 76 - Urging healthcare facilities in the State of Hawaii to implement the "Utilization Guide for the American Nurses Association principles for safe staffing" (HTH)
• SCR 77 - Requesting the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study and analysis of the adequacy of payments for health care funded by the state and the adequacy of payments for health care using rates established by the state. (HTH, CPH)

• SCR 86 SR 56 - Requesting the Department of Health to study the health impacts of the Waimanalo Gulch sanitary landfill (HTH/IGA)
• SCR 103 - Requesting the Superintendent of Educationm with the assistance of the Director of Health, to establish a one-year pilot program in selected public elementary schools on the Waianae coast to provide free eye examinations to children entering Kindergarten, or any other elementary grade level if entering the state public school system for the first time, with a view to screening for eye health, and vision problems, and ensuring that students are not erroneously diagnosed as having Attention Deficient Hyperactivity Disorder (HTH, EDM)
• SCR 50 - Urging healthcare facilities in the State ofHawaii to implement the "Utilization Guide for the American Nurses Association principles for safe staffing." (HTH)

Note: Italicized bills are not IGA-related.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6687.

Tuesday, March 28, 2006 2:45 pm
Conference Room 225

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Bills to be heard:

• SCR 186 - Requesting the counties to require all new residential and commercial developments equipped with water conservation devices (IGA, WLA)
• SCR 191 / SR 126 - Requesting the governor, the county mayors and county councils, with the assistance of the tax review commission, the City and County of Honolulu's tax policy committee and comparable committees of Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii counties to review the State and Counties' tax and revenue system (IGA, WAM)
• SCR 217 / SR 147 - Requesting the counties to adopt an ordinance to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System to obtain monetary discounts in purchasing flood insurance (IGA, CPH)
• SCR 185 - Urging the counties to require pervious pavement to be used to pave sidewalks, driveways, and road for new residential, commercial, and public construction projects (IGA, WLA)
• SCR 228 - Urging the United States Congress to approve legislation requiring the United States Postal Service to provide mail recipients the option of being included on a list of those not wishing to receive any unsolicited commercial mail (IGA)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6230.

Thursday, March 30, 2006 2:45pm
Conference Room 225

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Bills to be heard:

• SCR 47/ SR 28 - Requesting the Department of Transportation and the county Fire Chiefs to collaborate and cooperate to reach a mutuall agreeable solution over fire inspection responsibilities at the Honolulu International Airport and other state airports (TGO/IGA)
• SCR 95 / SR 57 - Urging the City and County of Honolulu to improve and synchronization of traffice signals on Ala Moana Boulevard between Punchbowl Street and Kalakaua Avenue, and to assume jurisdiction of that same portion of road in the interest of promoting safe traffic flow (TGO/IGA)
• SCR 74 /SR 48 - Requesting the Department of Transportation to expedite the completion of the Lahaina bypass project as a top priority and, in cooperation with the County of Maui and stakeholders, develop strategies to reduce motor vehicle use into and out of Lahaina on the Island of Maui (TGO/IGA)
• SCR 3 - Requesting the Department of Transportation and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services to conduct a road sign audit with the private sector (TGO/IGA)

Friday, March 31, 2006 10:00am
Conference Room 016

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Bills to be heard:

• SCR 214 / SR 144 - Requesting the Hawaii Public Housing Administration, in consultation with the Department of Land and Natural Resources, te Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the United States Armed Forces in Hawaii, and the Counties to study the use of trailer parks as a possible option for solving Hawaii's affordable housing crisis (CPH/IGA, JHW)
• SCR 195 / SR 130 - Requesting the Honolulu Board of Water Supply of the City and County of Honolulu to work with the housing and community development corporation of Hawaii on the replacement of the Waiahole Valley Water system and for the Board of Water Supply to accept dedication of the upgraded water system (IGA/CPH, WLA)
• SCR 66 / SR 43 - Requesting that the Legislative Reference Bureau study and evaluate the feasibility of establishing an economic redevelopment agency for the urban core of Honolulu (CPH, WLA)
• SCR 120 - Requesting a study on creating contributory affordable housing solutions through mandated state special assessments against real property and improvements that accrue to commercial and industrial lessors through the exercise of full-term expiratory reversion clauses in ground lease contracts entered into after December 31, 1963 (CPH)
• SCR 226 / SR 156 - Requesting that the Legislative Reference Burearu study the constitutionality, legality, and effectiveness of rent control in jurisdictions where rent control has been established (CPH, JHW)
• SCR 221 / SR 151 - Requesting the Department of Land and Natural Resources to study the possibility of the state developing and operating manufactured-housing parks to help alleviate Hawaii's affordable housing crisis (CPH, WLA)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6740.

Friday, March 31, 2006 1:00pm
Conference Room 212

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Bills to be heard:

• HB 2796 HD1 (HSCR776-06) - Relating to honey (WLA/HTH)
• HB 2146 HD1 (HSCR840-06) - Relating to land use (WLA/IGA)
• HB 2759 HD1 (HSCR779-06) - Relating to invasive species (WLA/IGA)
• SCR 14 / SR 5 - Requesting Hawaii's congressional delegation to seek federal funding to be used for programs and measures intended to contain and eradicate coqui frogs in Hawaii (WLA/IGA)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6760.

Monday, April 3, 2006 2:45pm
Conference Room 229

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Bills to be heard:

• SCR 49 / SR 30 - Requesting the Department of Labor and Industrial Relation to Authorize the State Fire Council to employ an administrator and an administrative assistant (LBR/IGA)
• SCR 13 / SR 160 - Requesting the governor to convene a work-family task force to review Hawaii's work-family law and policies, and requesting the Legislative Reference Bureau to study other states' laws and practices that promote good work-family policy (HMS/LBR, WAM)
• SCR 106 / SR 62 - Urging Hawaii's employers to develop and implement standards of conduct and policies for managers and employees to reduce workspace bullying and promote healthful and safe work environments (LBR)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6830.

Wednesday, April 5, 2006 9:00am
Conference Room 229

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Bills to be heard:

• SCR 94 - Establishing a task force to examine the issue of discretionary function exception for the state and counties (JHW/IGA)
• SCR 202 - Requesting the Attorney General to analyze existing law to identify an impediment to the Department of Taxation's implementing the collection of the county surcharge by January 1, 2007 and requesting the Department of Taxation to establish a plan to implement the administration and collection of a county surcharge on the state general excise tax to fund county mass transportation projects on January 1, 2007 (JHW/IGA, WAM)
• SCR 216 / SR 146 - Creating a Legislative Task Force to make recommendations for statutory enactment to enhance transparency in legislative proceedings (JHW)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6916.

Thursday, April 6, 2006 1:15pm
Conference Room 229

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Bills to be heard:

• HB 2145 HR2 (HSCR684-06) - Relating to agricultural tourism (TSM/WLA/IGA)
• SCR 196 / SR 131 - Calling for the rigorous reexamination of the development expansion at Turtle Bay Resort due to the passage of time and changed conditions of the North Shore and the island of Oahu (WLA/TSM/IGA)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 587-7200.