Bills of interest for Monday, February 4th

Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs, Room 312, 8:30 a.m.

HB2890 RELATING TO ARCHAEOLOGISTS. Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to contract with archaeologists without regard to the procurement code. Exempts contracts between the department of land and natural resources and archaeologists from the procurement code. (Herkes)

CON-AM. HB3022 PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE VII, SECTIONS 12 AND 13, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII RELATING TO TAX INCREMENT BONDS. Proposes amendments to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to expressly provide that the legislature may authorize the counties to issue tax increment bonds. (Har)

HB2823 RELATING TO DAM SAFETY. Establishes limitations on liability for damages for owners of dams and reservoirs. (Karamatsu)

HB3016 RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. Establishes a two-year pilot project authorizing Department of Land and Natural Resources' Conservation and Resources Enforcement Officers to use tasers while performing their duties within the Counties of Hawaii and Maui. (Carroll)

Committee on Transportation/Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs, Room 309, 9:00 a.m.

HB3415 RELATING TO PUBLIC ROADS. Allows any person to file for a contested case hearing to determine jurisdiction over a public road and establishes the determination process. (Carroll)

Committee on Health, Room 329, 9:30 a.m.

HB2063 RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. Requires Department of Health to establish a 2-year pilot project on Oahu to equip paramedics to transmit electrocardiogram data in the field or in ambulances directly to a hospital's emergency room or to a cardiologist prior to a cardiac patient's arrival at an emergency room. (Mizuno)

HB2449 PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM CERTAIN TOXIC PRODUCTS. Prohibits the manufacturing, sale, or distribution of toys and child care articles containing certain toxic chemicals and requires manufacturers to use the least toxic alternatives. (Mizuno)

Committee on Health, Room 329, 10:45 a.m.

HB2426 RELATING TO CANCER TREATMENT. Requires the Department of Human Services to develop a program to provide cancer treatment to uninsured cancer patients in Hawaii. (Mizuno)