Bills of Interest for Tuesday, February 2

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
8:30 P.M. – ROOM 325

HB2125 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Requires businesses in the State to collect an offset fee for each plastic disposable checkout bag distributed to customers. (NAKASHIMA)


COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
9:00 P.M. – ROOM 309

HB2964 RELATING TO SALARIES
Increases the salary reduction for legislators from 5% to 8.07% for the second half of the 2009-2010 fiscal biennium. (M.OSHIRO)

HB1687 RELATING TO SICK LEAVE
Requires employers to provide paid sick leave to employees. (TAKUMI)


COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION/COMMITTEE ON HOUSING
9:30 AM - ROOM 325

HB2520 RELATING TO PHOTOVOLTAIC READY NEW RESIDENTIAL HOMES
Requires that new single-family residential construction incorporate design elements and minimum equipment installation at the time of construction so as to facilitate the future adoption of a photovoltaic system. (SAY BR)


COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
2:00 P.M. - ROOM 325

HB59, HD1 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Amends the state constitution to require candidates for the state senate or house of representatives to be a resident of the legislative district from which the person is a candidate for not less than twelve consecutive months prior to the general election. (HB59 HD1) (ConAm) (RHOADS)

HB1863 RELATING TO PROSTITUTION
Repeals the "sunset" date of, and thereby makes permanent, Act 192, Session Laws of Hawaii 2008, which makes habitual solicitation of prostitution a criminal offense. (RHOADS)

HB1862 RELATING TO PUBLIC ORDER
Removes the sunset date of December 31, 2012 on the prohibition against urinating or defecating in public within the boundaries of downtown Honolulu. (RHOADS)