tag:www.davidige.org,2007:/committees//22 2006-06-29T19:40:04Z Senate Committe on Intergovernmental Affairs Movable Type 3.33 tag:www.davidige.org,2006:/committees//22.843 2006-03-29T20:01:18Z 2006-04-13T19:44:31Z

Friday, March 31, 2006 10:00am Conference Room 016 (Click here "" to view the notice in pdf format.) Bills to be heard: SCR 214 / SR 144 - Requesting the Hawaii Public Housing Administration, in consultation with the Department of...

Senator David Ige http://davidige.org/ Friday, March 31, 2006 10:00am Conference Room 016 (Click here "" to view the notice in pdf format.) 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)

Note: Italicized bills are not IGA-related. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6740.]]> Related documents: -pending- Testimony: -All bills - please contact either our office for copies or the lead committee's office.-]]> tag:www.davidige.org,2006:/committees//22.844 2006-03-29T21:32:04Z 2006-04-13T19:44:29Z

Friday, March 31, 2006 1:00pm Conference Room 212 (Click here "" to view the notice in pdf format.) Bills to be heard: HB 2796 HD1 (HSCR776-06) - Relating to honey (WLA/HTH) HB 2146 HD1 (HSCR840-06) - Relating to land use...

Senator David Ige http://davidige.org/ Friday, March 31, 2006 1:00pm Conference Room 212 (Click here "" to view the notice in pdf format.) 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)

Note: Italicized bills are not IGA-related. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6760.]]> Related documents: -pending- Testimony: -All bills - please contact either our office for copies or the lead committee's office.-]]> tag:www.davidige.org,2006:/committees//22.847 2006-03-30T19:39:02Z 2006-04-20T21:46:12Z

Monday, April 3, 2006 2:45pm Conference Room 229 (Click here "" to view the notice in pdf format.) Bills to be heard: SCR 49 / SR 30 - Requesting the Department of Labor and Industrial Relation to Authorize the State...

Senator David Ige http://davidige.org/ Monday, April 3, 2006 2:45pm Conference Room 229 (Click here "" to view the notice in pdf format.) 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)

Note: Italicized bills are not IGA-related. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6830.]]> Related documents: -pending- Testimony: -All bills - please contact either our office for copies or the lead committee's office.-]]> tag:www.davidige.org,2006:/committees//22.849 2006-03-31T20:44:54Z 2006-04-20T21:46:10Z

Wednesday, April 5, 2006 9:00am Conference Room 229 (Click here "" to view the notice in pdf format.) Bills to be heard: SCR 94 - Establishing a task force to examine the issue of discretionary function exception for the state...

Senator David Ige http://davidige.org/ Wednesday, April 5, 2006 9:00am Conference Room 229 (Click here "" to view the notice in pdf format.) 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)

Note: Italicized bills are not IGA-related. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6916.]]> Related documents: -pending- Testimony: -All bills - please contact either our office for copies or the lead committee's office.-]]> tag:www.davidige.org,2006:/committees//22.850 2006-04-01T02:32:34Z 2006-04-20T21:46:08Z

Thursday, April 6, 2006 1:15pm Conference Room 229 (Click here "" to view the notice in pdf format.) Bills to be heard: HB 2145 HR2 (HSCR684-06) - Relating to agricultural tourism (TSM/WLA/IGA) SCR 196 / SR 131 - Calling for...

Senator David Ige http://davidige.org/ Thursday, April 6, 2006 1:15pm Conference Room 229 (Click here "" to view the notice in pdf format.) 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.]]> Related documents: -pending- Testimony: -All bills - please contact either our office for copies or the lead committee's office.-]]> tag:www.davidige.org,2006:/committees//22.871 2006-04-10T19:09:31Z 2006-04-20T21:46:06Z

Like First Decking, Second Decking is the time when all the bills sent to the Senate from the House are decked at the Clerk's Office to prep for the Senate Third Reading (and vice versa for the House). Following Second...

Senator David Ige http://davidige.org/ First Decking, Second Decking is the time when all the bills sent to the Senate from the House are decked at the Clerk's Office to prep for the Senate Third Reading (and vice versa for the House). Following Second Decking is a One-Day Recess/Third Reading Caucus. This is the first working day after Second Decking where Senate members can discuss the bills which will be heard during Session on April 11, 2006. However, this isn't the end of the process! We still have Conferencing to go!]]> tag:www.davidige.org,2006:/committees//22.872 2006-04-10T19:19:52Z 2006-04-20T21:46:05Z

Second Crossover marks the beginning of what we call Conferencing here at the State Legislature. On the 50th day of session, the Senate President and House Speaker create a list of "conferees" who will be appointed to specific bills. A...

Senator David Ige http://davidige.org/ Second Crossover marks the beginning of what we call Conferencing here at the State Legislature. On the 50th day of session, the Senate President and House Speaker create a list of "conferees" who will be appointed to specific bills. A conference committee is comprised of members of both the House and Senate whose sole purpose is to work out differences between the respective bill drafts. To assist the standing committees and Senate conferees, Senate Majority Research (SMA) creates comparison sheets of the Senate bills that set out the differences between the House and Senate drafts in conference. At this point, the Senate and House standing committees (i.e. Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs) are pretty much dissolved. Public testimony is no longer accepted, although letters and calls are still encouraged.]]> tag:www.davidige.org,2006:/committees//22.881 2006-04-12T20:48:30Z 2006-04-20T21:46:02Z

Wednesday, April 12, 2006 2:30pm Conference Room 016 (Click here "" to view the notice in pdf format.) Bills to be heard: HCR 76 HD 1 (HSCR1514-06) - Requesting the Department of Health to report on the status of its...

Senator David Ige http://davidige.org/ Wednesday, April 12, 2006 2:30pm Conference Room 016 (Click here "" to view the notice in pdf format.) Bills to be heard:

• HCR 76 HD 1 (HSCR1514-06) - Requesting the Department of Health to report on the status of its litigation against waste management of Hawaii, Inc. and the City and County of Honolulu and report on how the Department of Health conducts health surveillances related to environmental factors, such as landfills and infectious disease, and how the divisions of the Department of Health work together to share infromation and determine any actions to be taken. (HTH, IGA)
• HCR 290 HD1 (HSCR1413-06) - Requesting the executive office on aging to convene a focus group with other stakeholders to assess yearly service delivery needs and long-term strategic planning for kupuna care. (HTH, HMS)
• HCR 197 (HSCR1426-06) - Requesting Leahi Hospital to develop a master plan and financial feasibility report for its existing campus that take advantage of its unique location and relationships in East Honolulu. (HTH)

Note: Italicized bills are not IGA-related. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6070.]]> Related documents: -pending- Testimony: -All bills - please contact either our office for copies or the lead committee's office.-]]> tag:www.davidige.org,2006:/committees//22.882 2006-04-12T20:59:08Z 2006-04-20T21:46:00Z

Wednesday, April 12, 2006 2:45pm Conference Room 212 (Click here "" to view the notice in pdf format.) Bills to be heard: HCR 155 HD1 (HSCR1310-06) - Requesting the County of Maui, with the assistance of the Department of Land...

Senator David Ige http://davidige.org/ Wednesday, April 12, 2006 2:45pm Conference Room 212 (Click here "" to view the notice in pdf format.) Bills to be heard:

• HCR 155 HD1 (HSCR1310-06) - Requesting the County of Maui, with the assistance of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, to determin the feasibility of redeveloping the old Nahiku school site and making it available as a community facility (WLA, IGA)
• HCR 12 (HSCR1409-06) - 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)
• HCR 98 HD1 (HSCR1397-06) - Requesting the Department of Land and Natural Resources to assist in managing the feral pig population in the Tantalus and Manoa area. (WLA)
• HCR 164 (HSCR1388-06) - Requesting the Department of Land and Natural Resources to prohibit all commercial vendors at the Nu'uanu Pali Lookout on the Island of Oahu (WLA)
• HCR 249 (HSCR1392-06) - Requesting the Department of Land and Natural Resources to reevaluate the boundries of the Hilo Bay Recreational Thrill Craft Zone (WLA)

Note: Italicized bills are not IGA-related. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6760.]]> Related documents: -pending- Testimony: -All bills - please contact either our office for copies or the lead committee's office.-]]> tag:www.davidige.org,2006:/committees//22.889 2006-04-18T01:13:59Z 2006-04-20T21:45:59Z

Tuesday, April 18, 2006 2:45pm Conference Room 225 (Click here "" to view the notice in pdf format.) Bills to be heard: HCR 53 (HSCR1080-06) - Requesting the Department of Transportation and the County Fire Chiefs to collaborateand cooperate to...

Senator David Ige http://davidige.org/ Tuesday, April 18, 2006 2:45pm Conference Room 225 (Click here "" to view the notice in pdf format.) Bills to be heard:

• HCR 53 (HSCR1080-06) - Requesting the Department of Transportation and the County Fire Chiefs to collaborateand cooperate to reach a mutually agreeable solution over fire inspection responsibilities at the Honolulu International Airport and other state airports (TGO/IGA)
• HCR 204 (HSCR1288-06) - Requesting the State and the Counties to prioritize expenditure of federal homeland security funds on interoperable communications systems (TGO/IGA)
• HCR 86 (HSCR1532-06) - Requesting the City and County of Honolulu to include in its transportation plan for a light-rail transit system an additional spur line to Mililani. (IGA/TGO)
• HCR 262 HD1 (HSCR1551-06) - Requesting the Department of Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu to install a lighted crosswalk on Kamehameha Highway in Kaneohe, Oahu, at the crosswalk between Lilipuna Road and Mehana Street and to establish a marked crosswalk on Keolu Drive near Kaelepulu Elementary School (IGA)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6230.]]> Related documents: -pending- Testimony: Note: Please click on the "" to view the submitted testimony in PDF format in a new window.)

• HB 53 (HSCR1080-06)
• () Department of Transportation, State of Hawaii
• () LATE - Kenneth G. Silva - Fire Chief of the Honolulu Fire Department and Chair of the State Fire Council
• HCR 204 (HSCR1288-06)
• () Department of Transportation, State of Hawaii
• () LATE - Major General Robert G.F. Lee - Director of Civil Defense, State of Hawaii
• () LATE - Mark Bare - Manager of State Government Relations, Motorola
• HCR 86 (HSCR1532-06)
• () Carleton Ching - Director, Castle & Cooke Hawaii
• HCR 262 HD1 (HSCR1551-06)
• () Linda Elento - Kaneohe resident

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Thursday, April 20, 2006 2:45pm Conference Room 224 (Click here "" to view the AMENDED notice in pdf format.) Bills to be heard: HCR 108 HD1 (HSCR1728-06) - Urging the Honolulu Police Department and Department of Public Safety Sheriffs to...

Senator David Ige http://davidige.org/ Thursday, April 20, 2006 2:45pm Conference Room 224 (Click here "" to view the AMENDED notice in pdf format.) Bills to be heard:

• HCR 108 HD1 (HSCR1728-06) - Urging the Honolulu Police Department and Department of Public Safety Sheriffs to check vehicle status prior to towing to ensure towing fees of stolen vehicles will not be passed on to the victims (IGA)
• HCR 145 HD1 (HSCR1753-06) - Urging the President of the United States and United States Congress to legalize illegal immigrants and requesting the federal and state Departments of Health to provide medical services to this population in medical emergencies. (IGA)
• HCR 250 (HSCR1726-06) - Requesting the Hawaii County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney to conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing "Receiving Homes" in East and West Hawaii (IGA)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6230.]]> Related documents: -pending- Testimony: Note: Please click on the "" to view the submitted testimony in PDF format in a new window.)

• HCR 108 HD1 (HSCR1728-06)
• -No testimony-
• HCR 145 HD1 (HSCR1753-06)
• () LATE - Patricia McManaman - Na Loio
• () LATE - Representative Rida Cabanilla, House of Representatives
• () LATE - John James - Private Citizen
• () LATE - Hawaii Human Rights Center
• HCR 250 (HSCR1790-06)
• () Didrick Castberg - Professor at UH Hilo
• () Deborah Fialkowski - Big Island Juvenile Intake & Assessment Center Coordinator, Hawaii County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney
• () Elizabeth Hannah and Barbara Racek-Lydic, M.S. - West Hawaii Child Welfare Services, Department of Human Services.

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Friday, April 21, 2006 10:00am Conference Room 016 (Click here "" to view the notice in pdf format.) Bills to be heard: HCR 202 HD1 (HSCR1715-06) - Requesting the Hawaii Public Housing Administration, in consultation with the Department of Land...

Senator David Ige http://davidige.org/ Friday, April 21, 2006 10:00am Conference Room 016 (Click here "" to view the notice in pdf format.) Bills to be heard:

• HCR 202 HD1 (HSCR1715-06) - Requesting the Hawaii Public Housing Administration, in consultation with the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, United States Armed Forces in Hawaii and the Counties to study the use of trailer parks as a possible option for solving Hawaii's homeless and affordable housing crisis (CPH/IGA)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6740. ]]> Related documents: -pending- Testimony: -All bills - please contact either our office for copies or the lead committee's office.-]]> tag:www.davidige.org,2006:/committees//22.901 2006-04-20T21:49:53Z 2006-04-21T00:20:01Z

This is the definitive listing of Conference Committees that Senator Ige is a part of: Chair: SB 637 (SD2 HD1) - Making an Appropriation for Development of a Non-Emergency Reporting System, Known as 3-1-1. SB 2074 (SD1 HD2) - Making...

kitsy http://www.nemu-nemu.com/ Chair:

• SB 637 (SD2 HD1) - Making an Appropriation for Development of a Non-Emergency Reporting System, Known as 3-1-1.
• SB 2074 (SD1 HD2) - Making an Appropriation for Development of a Non-Emergency Reporting System, known as 3-1-1.
• SB 2430 (SD2 HD1) - Relating to Election.
• SB 2433 (SD2 HD1) - Making Appropriations for Career Criminal Prosecution Units and Victim Witness Assistance Programs.
• SB 2667 (SD2 HD1) - Relating to Fireworks.
• SB 2715 (SD2 HD1) - Relating to Police Officers.
• SB 2909 (SD1 HD2) - Relating to Permit Approvals.
• SB 3051 (SD2 HD1) - Relating to County Fiscal Administration.

• HB 429 (HD1 SD1) - Making an Appropriation for Expenses for the 2005 National Association of Counties Annual Conference and Exposition in Honolulu.
• HB 2715 (HD1 SD2) - Relating to Police Officers.

Co-Chair:

• SB 486 (SD2 HD1) - Relating to Children and Youth.
• SB 1591 (SD2 HD2) - Making an Appropriation for the "Roads in Limbo" Program in Hawaii County.
• SB 2065 (SD2 HD1) - Relating to Motor Vehicle Registration.
• SB 2193 (SD1 HD1) - Relating to Planned Community Associations.
• SB 2462 (SD1 HD1) - Relating to the Makena-Keoneoio Government Road.
• SB 2504 (SD2 HD2) - Relating to Parking for Persons with Disabilities.
• SB 2550 (SD2 HD1) - Relating to Community Development.
• SB 2901 (HD1) - Relating to Highway Impact Fees.
• SB 2959 (SD3 HD1) - Relating to Labor.
• SB 2986 (SD2 HD2) - Relating to Eminent Domain.
• SB 3000 (SD2 HD1) - Relating to Housing.
• SB 3180 (SD1 HD2) - Relating to the Counties.

• (HB 434 (SD1) - Making Appropriations for Career Criminal Prosecution Units and Victim Witness Assistance Programs.
• HB 954 (HD1 SD2) - Making Appropriations for Agricultural Infrastructure.
• HB 1033 (HD1 SD2) - Relating to Income Tax.
• HB 1645 (HD1 SD2) - Relating to Mass Transit.
• HB 1809 (HD2 SD2) - Relating to Motor Vehicle Driver's License.
• HB 1825 (HD1 SD2) - Relating to Traffic Infractions.
• HB 1833 (HD1 SD2) - Relating to Fireworks.
• HB 1955 (HD1 SD1) - Relating to Litter Control.
• HB 2145 (HD2 SD1) - Relating to Agricultural Tourism.
• HB 2146 (HD1 SD1) - Relating to Land Use.
• HB 2399 (HD2 SD1) - Relating to Inter-Island Ferry Service.
• HB 2503 (HD2 SD1) - Relating to Derelict Vehicles.
• HB 2508 (HD2 SD1) - Relating to Waiver of Abandoned Vehicle Public Auction Requirements.
• HB 2708 (HD2 SD2) - Relating to Advertising.
• HB 2737 (HD1 SD1) - Relating to Honopou District of the County of Maui.
• HB 2747 (HD2 SD1) - Relating to Driver Licensing.
• HB 2961 (HD1 SD1) - Relating to Education.
• HB 3037 (HD1 SD1) - Relating to Driver Licensing.
• HB 3056 (HD2 SD2) - Relating to Kawai Nui Marsh.
• HB 3257 (HD1 SD2) - Relating to Use of Intoxicants.

Member:

• SB 60 (SD1 HD1) - Relating to Cemetary and Funeral Trusts.
• SB 575 (SD1 HD1) - Relating to the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission Fund.
• SB 1698 (SD2 HD1) - Relating to Technology Growth.
• SB 2227 (SD2 HD2) - Relating to Health Insurance.
• SB 2229 (SD2 HD1) - Relating to Teachers' Housing.
• SB 2382 (SD2 HD1) - Relating to Taxation.
• SB 2546 (SD2 HD1) - Relating to Economic Development.
• SB 2570 (SD2 HD2) - Relating to Special Purpose Revenue Bonds.
• SB 2753 (SD1 HD2) - Making an Appropriation for the Operation and Maintenance of the East Kauai Irrigation System.

• HB 97 (HD2 SD2) - Relating to Long-Term Care.
• HB 1155 (HD1 SD2) - Relating to Natropathy.
• HB 1590 ( HD2 SD2) - Relating to the Hawaii Film and Digital Media Industry.
• HB 1723 (HD2 SD2) - Relating to Capital Investments.
• HB 1982 (HD2 SD1) - Relating to the State Fish.
• HB 2210 (SD1) - Relating to Pearl Ridge Elementary School.
• HB 2419 (HD1 SD3) - Relating to Taxation.
• HB 2619 (SD1) - Relating to Renewable Energy.
• HB 3235 (HD1 SD1) - Relating to State of Hawaii Endowment Fund.

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Adjournment Sine Die is the 60th and final day of 2006 session. All bills that have passed through the Legislature are now sent to the Governor for approval. The Governor has 45 days (excluding weekends and holidays) to consider bills...

kitsy http://www.nemu-nemu.com/ Adjournment Sine Die is the 60th and final day of 2006 session. All bills that have passed through the Legislature are now sent to the Governor for approval. The Governor has 45 days (excluding weekends and holidays) to consider bills presented less than 10 days before adjournment. If the Governor does not give the Legislature ten days' notice of plans to return bills with objections on the 45tth day, those bills become law without the Governor's signature. However, this does not mean the Governor's say is final. The Legislature may convene at or before noon on the 45th day in "special session" to amend a returned bill to meet the Governor's objections. Any such bill will require only one reading in each house and must be signed by the Governor within 10 days to become law. The Legislature may override a veto by a two-thirds vote of all members to which each house is entitled. Congratulations! We have survived the 2006 Legislative Session! We will see you again next session! ]]> tag:www.davidige.org,2006:/committees//22.1093 2006-06-29T19:30:48Z 2006-06-29T19:40:04Z

The following is Governor Linda Lingle's Potential Veto List for 2006. This was presented on the 35th Day After Adjournment. Any vetoes by the governor must ahere to this list. Any bill not vetoed nor signed by the 45th Day...

kitsy http://www.nemu-nemu.com/ Potential Veto List for 2006. This was presented on the 35th Day After Adjournment. Any vetoes by the governor must ahere to this list. Any bill not vetoed nor signed by the 45th Day After Adjournment will become law by default. Explanations as to why these bills are on the potential veto list are presented by Laura Figueira from the Governor's Office.]]> HB 0266 “ Relating to Labor” Explanation: This bill attempts to overturn a Honolulu City and County case where the State Supreme Court ruled that the City and County of Honolulu’s transfer of refuse workers between base yards was not subject to collective bargaining. This bill constitutes an unacceptable infringement upon management rights currently protected under law. The four county mayors, the University of Hawai`i, and all state agencies agree it is essential to allow management to retain the right to direct its workforce and oversee governmental operations. HB 0439 “Relating to the Office of the Ombudsman” Explanation: This bill allows the Ombudsman access to highly confidential tax information about individuals and businesses without the individual or business having to explicitly approve in writing that they want the Ombudsman to have this information. Procedures already exist to resolve taxpayer disputes. This measure erodes the statutory assurance of confidentially attached to taxpayer data and creates a perception of potential abuse. HB 1800 “Relating to Sale of Real Property” Explanation: This bill unnecessarily increases the income tax withholding on the sale of real property by nonresident sellers from 5% to 8¼%. The Tax Department reports that the current 5% withholding already results in a very high percentage of payers receiving refunds because the gain on the sale of their property is considerably less than 5% of the total sales price. HB 1867 “Relating to Workers’ Compensation” Explanation: This bill requires an employer or the employer’s insurer to continue to pay for medical treatments for an employee who is on workers’ compensation, even if an independent medical examiner has determined that the individual is ready to return to work. The medical payments would continue based on the decision of the medical provider, who does not have to be a licensed physician. It would also be difficult to recoup unnecessary payments if the medical treatments are deemed inappropriate. HB 2199 “Relating to International Trade Agreement” Explanation: This bill would remove the Governor’s authority to consent to international trade agreements thus making it difficult for the State to respond when the Legislature is not in session. This places Hawai`i at a disadvantage relative to other states who can participate in international trade and procurement activities in an increasingly global marketplace. HB 2265 “Relating to Corrections” Explanation: This bill would inappropriately transfer the supervisory and counseling functions for paroled individuals from the Hawai`i Paroling Authority to the Department of Public Safety, thereby undermining the historical authority vested in the Paroling Authority. Decisions on incarcerating a parole violator should be done independently from the organization responsible for the operation and management of the jails and prisons. HB 2299 “Relating to Chapter 803” Explanation: This bill would revise the “knock and announce” law to overly constrain law enforcement personnel when entering a premise to arrest a suspect, making it more dangerous for law enforcement officers to carry out their duties. Furthermore, because of a June 15, 2006 United States Supreme Court decision that changed the rules of evidence under “knock and announce” laws, it would be prudent to revisit this matter in the 2007 legislative session. HB 2558 “Relating to Vocational Rehabilitation” Explanation: Returning injured employees to work as soon as possible is medically and economically beneficial to employees, is economically beneficial to employers, and is beneficial to the worker’s compensation system. This bill is objectionable because it requires employers to offer “permanent” suitable work that could be interpreted to imply employers must offer guaranteed lifelong employment regardless of the circumstances. Further, the bill adversely affects the purpose of the vocational rehabilitation system—to help the permanently disabled—by allowing all injured workers, even those with minor injuries, to qualify for vocational rehabilitation services regardless of the capacity to accommodate them. HB 2595 "Relating to Family Visits" Explanation: This bill would require the Public Safety Department to allow family visits of incarcerated persons, but the bill is vague as to whether the Department may cancel visits when emergency situations occur. It is important not to jeopardize the safety of the visitors or the inmates. The Department recognizes the need to accommodate special visits by family members and has implemented changes to its visitation policies, making this bill unnecessary. HB 2641 “Relating to Public Works Projects” Explanation: This bill would mandate that a private construction project be considered a public works project, subject to state prevailing wage and hour laws, if the State or a political subdivision leases or is assigned more than fifty percent of the project space. Expanding public works coverage to mixed public-private structures may inject confusion and discourage leases to public sector entities by private firms who would be saddled with the burden of complying with unfamiliar labor laws. HB 2691 “Relating to Prevailing Wages” Explanation: This bill could lead to additional litigation by allowing joint labor-management committees to file lawsuits under the prevailing wage laws of the state. There is no demonstrated need to allow the enforcement of these laws by committees that may have personal interests in singling out certain contractors. The Department of Labor is already vested with the responsibility for enforcement of the prevailing wage and hour statute. HB 2692 “Relating to Public Works” Explanation: This bill would make projects financed through Special Purpose Revenue Bonds subject to the requirements of the prevailing wage and hour laws thereby contradicting the lower cost advantages of using special purpose revenue bonds. These bonds are used by non-profit organizations to build hospitals, schools, early childhood education centers, affordable housing, and similar worthy projects. HB 2878 “Relating to Special Purpose Revenue Bonds to Assist Tradewinds Forest Products, LLC.” Explanation: This bill would authorize the issuance of up to $25 million in special purpose revenue bonds to build a lumber processing and export mill on the Hamakua Coast. There are serious questions as to whether these bonds would serve a public purpose, whether financing via special revenue bonds is appropriate due to tax qualification questions, whether community concerns have been properly addressed, and whether using public bonds to use public forests for private gain is appropriate. HB 3116 “Relating to Hawai`i Children’s Health Care Program” Explanation: This bill fails to achieve its intended purpose of providing health insurance to uninsured children who are ineligible for any state or federal health care coverage. The bill would allow families who would otherwise qualify for federally supported Medicaid QUEST–net to participate in this program, thus crowding out those who genuinely need the coverage. This bill also does not prohibit children previously enrolled under private health care plans from being enrolled in the 100% subsidized program if they meet the eligibility requirements. HB 3118 “Relating to Corporations” Explanation: This bill mandates a task force based on a false premise that corporate shareholder interests are at fundamental odds with community interests. The bill’s preamble contends that corporations are incentivized to deliberately cause harm, ignoring that businesses must be responsible to their customers and their employees, otherwise they will fail. Corporations are some of our most generous donors to many worthy community causes. This measure moves the State in the wrong direction and would have the task force consider proposals granting tax relief to these “responsible corporations,” forcing taxpayers to subsidize firms who may not be able to succeed in the marketplace. HB 3261 “Relating to Ingenuity Corporation Charter” Explanation: This bill creates a private, for-profit organization within Hawai`i statutes that would have no attachment or oversight from any government department, opening both the state and the Corporation to legal challenges. The bill may actually hurt inventors in Hawai`i by giving them no direct representation on the Corporate Board, limiting their return on investment, and prohibiting them from suing the Corporation. SB 2004 “Relating to Historic Preservation” Explanation: This bill provides unnecessary regulation of an active recreational and historical sand bar site in Kaneohe Bay. The Department of Land and Natural Resources already enforces safety, security, and sanitation regulations covering the sand bar that recognize the unique qualities of this geographic feature, without the need to designate it a State Monument. The general public was not consulted in advance about the designation as a monument and the community is split as to whether a monument designation is appropriate. SB 2006 “Prohibiting Sales of Opihi” Explanation: This bill establishes a permanent statewide ban on the sale of edible opihi without conducting an analysis to determine if such a ban is needed. The bill makes it difficult to enforce the ban since it allows one-half gallon per person per day for personal consumption, will encourage a black market in this delicacy, and would adversely hurt families who gather opihi for their livelihood, as they have done for centuries. SB 2076 “Relating to Leasehold Conversion” Explanation: Although the idea to provide an incentive to fee owners to sell their fee interest in residential property has merit, this bill is too narrow to help the general public. This is because the bill caps the total value of the sales that would qualify for tax incentives to $800,000, which would cover only one or two homes or a few condominium units Statewide. SB 2133 “ Relating to Health” Explanation: This bill limits the use of vaccines that contain a preservative called thimerosal. The limit could adversely affect the ability of the medical community to provide inoculations to people in Hawai`i seeking protection from the flu and other communicable diseases. The bill is too general and does not focus on those thought most susceptible to thimerosal, namely very young children. The medical community has expressed significant concerns that this bill could have negative implications for the public health and safety of the community. SB 2150 “Relating to Boating” Explanation: This bill prohibits the transfer of small boat harbors to the counties through June 30, 2007. This bill places the counties, which are public bodies that are directly responsible to their citizens, at a disadvantage when compared to private parties who could still seek to operate State-owned small boat harbors. SB 2166 “Relating to Minors” Explanation: This bill goes beyond its stated intent of helping minors without guardians, by allowing some minors as young as fourteen years of age to consent to surgery and treatments to induce abortion who may not have the maturity or fully understand the long-range consequences of their decisions. Parental rights and obligations are undermined when the State sanctions in law that a child may avoid, for whatever reason, the involvement of a parent or responsible adult. The bill further requires the health insurer to participate in this concealment by keeping this information from the responsible adult. SB 2190 “Relating to Employment Security” Explanation: This bill would result in a permanent increase in unemployment insurance costs while providing only temporary relief to employers who pay into the unemployment trust fund. This measure would increase the cost of doing business in Hawai`i, could adversely impact the long-range financial viability of the trust fund, and would further discourage unemployed persons from returning to the workforce. Additionally the bill would make it more difficult to terminate employees who engage in misconduct. It is bad public policy to allow employees to collect unemployment insurance who are terminated for acts that endanger the safety of others in the workplace. SB 2244 “Relating to Expungements” Explanation: This bill allows convictions for violations to be erased from a person’s criminal record, regardless of the number of prior convictions on the person’s record. This measure will make it harder for firms to do criminal history background checks of people who come in contact with children, the elderly and disabled. The law enforcement community has additional concerns because this bill mandates the return of fingerprint and photograph records, jeopardizing the integrity of the Hawai`i Criminal Justice Data Center database. SB 2727 “Relating to Neurotrauma” Explanation: This bill adds a new requirement that money in the neurotrauma special fund must be used to assist individuals with traumatic brain injuries. The amount in the neurotrauma fund, including anticipated deposits, (about $1 million) is not sufficient to provide services to the number of people who annually suffer from traumatic brain injuries. (Estimated annual cost $57 million.) Because the cost to provide direct services is significantly greater than the funds available, the State will be subject to adverse legal actions and future liabilities. The bill misleads the public into thinking the state can cover these extensive costs. SB 2997 “Relating to Procurement” Explanation: The Procurement Code promotes transparency, fair treatment, competition, and public confidence in the government’s procurement of goods, services, and construction. This bill is objectionable because it would exempt the High Technology Development Corporation, the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai`i Authority, and the Hawai`i Strategic Development Corporation from the procurement code. SB 3035 “Relating to Continued Temporary Total Disability Benefits to Injured Employees” Explanation: This bill would extend temporary total disability payments to employees deemed ready to return to work. Further it gives the claimant, not the employer, the right to request a hearing to determine if the payments should be discontinued, thus providing no mechanism for an employer or his/her insurance company to stop payments they believe are unjustified. This allows the claimant to choose to not return to work. Disability determinations should remain in the hands of the health care profession. SB 3181 “Relating to Solid Waste” Explanation: This bill would expand beverage container fees to containers up to 68 ounces in size, but provides no mechanism to allow the orderly implementation of re-labeling and replacement of non-labeled product before the bill takes effect. Further, the bill would likely have a disproportionate impact on families who buy these larger containers. Additionally these larger containers cannot be recycled using reverse vending machines and have not been shown to make up a significant portion of litter along roadways, beaches and other public areas. ]]>