Bills of Interest for Tuesday, February 23, 2010

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AGENDA #1
10:00 A.M. – ROOM 308

HB2370 HD1 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION
Raises rental motor vehicle customer facility charge from $1/day to $4.50/day. Appropriates funds out of the Rental Motor Vehicle Customer Facility Charge Special Fund for multiple purposes. (HB2370 HD1) ($) (SOUKI)

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AGENDA #2
11:30 A.M. – ROOM 308

HB2486 HD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION
Establishes a minimum number of instructional hours per school year for each grade beginning with the 2011-2012 school year. (HB2486 HD1) (BERG)

HB2376 HD2 PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Amends the Hawaii Constitution to provide for a Board of Education to be appointed by the Governor, as provided by law. Effective December 21, 2058. (HB2376 HD2) (ConAm) (TAKUMI)

HB2377 HD2 RELATING TO EDUCATION
Requires Board of Education members to be nominated and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appointed by the Governor from lists of qualified candidates presented to the Governor by the Board of Education Selection Advisory Council. Effective December 21, 2058. (HB2377 HD2) (TAKUMI)


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

HB2790 HD1 RELATING TO FIREWORKS
Establishes fireworks-related fines and penalties. Effective January 1, 2112. (HB2790 HD1) (HAR)

SB1059 SD2 HD1 RELATING TO FIREWORKS
Establishes an illegal fireworks task force to stop the importation of illegal fireworks and explosives. Requires the task force to report a preliminary plan to the legislature no later than January 10, 2010. Allows counties to enact ordinances or adopt rules regulating fireworks that are more restrictive than state law regulating fireworks under chapter 132D, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Effective 7/1/2050. (SB1059 HD1) (ESPERO)


HB1987 HD1 RELATING TO FIREWORKS
Establishes a cause of action to abate the illegal purchasing, selling, possession, setting off, igniting or discharging of fireworks. Allows the court to order the closure of any place used in violation of the fireworks law. Allows for the forfeiture of property used in violation of the fireworks law. (HB1987 HD1) (MOSHIRO)

HB1019 RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE
Includes in the offense of murder in the second degree acts committed with the intent to cause serious bodily injury to another person or create the strong probability of causing death or serious bodily injury to another person, which result in the death of another person. (SAY BR)

HB1978 HD1 RELATING TO TOWING
Requires towing companies to be in operation twenty-four hours per day, 7 days a week in a county with a population greater than 500,000 persons. Requires tow companies open for twenty-four hours to offer services that include the release of vehicles in storage. Requires tow operators to maintain, at minimum, $500,000 bodily injury coverage, $200,000 property damage insurance, $175,000 hook coverage insurance, or a combined single limit of liability insurance coverage of $1,000,000. (HB1978 HD1) (SOUKI)

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE – AGENDA #5
4:30 P.M. - ROOM 308

HB2829 HD1 RELATING TO HEALTH
Requires hospitals to disclose infection rates; protects patient privacy rights. Effective December 21, 2058. (HB2829 HD1) (NISHIMOTO)

HB2667 RELATING TO FERRIES
Requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a statewide ferry system and the Hawaii State Ferry System Authority for the operation of a ferry system between the islands. (HB2667 HD1) ($) (SOUKI)