Bills of interest for Tuesday, March 9, 2010

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION, BUSINESS & MILITARY AFFAIRS
8:00 A.M. – ROOM 312

SB2169, SD2 RELATING TO SHARK FINS
Prohibits the possession, sale, and distribution of shark fins in the State; repeals the ban on the practice of shark finning. Effective date 7/1/50. (SD2)

HB65, HD1 RELATING TO SIDEWALKS
Defines the downtown Honolulu business district. Prohibits use of bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, skateboards, roller stakes, and other similar toys on sidewalks in the downtown Honolulu business district. Provides exceptions. (HB65 HD1)


COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
9:00 A.M. – ROOM 325

SB2081, SD2 RELATING TO LITTER CONTROL
Increases the fine for littering. Requires moneys to be deposited into the county general fund for the county that imposed the fine or if the fine is imposed by the state, into a special account in the state general fund for use by the state law enforcement agency that issued the littering citation. (SD2)


COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
10:00 A.M. – ROOM 329

SB2919, SD1 RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE HOSPITAL
Requires the department of public safety to provide security at Hawaii state hospital. Requires report from department of health, in collaboration with department of public safety, to the legislature on the plan for the provision of short and long-term security for the needs of the forensic population of the Hawaii state hospital. Effective 7/1/2050.


COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION, BUSINESS & MILITARY AFFAIRS/COMMITTEE ON TOURIM, CULTURE & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
11:00 A.M. – ROOM 312

SB2646, SD1 RELATING TO HAWAII SURFING RESERVES
Designates Waikiki and certain area of the north shore of Oahu as Hawaii surfing reserves; effective 7/1/2040. (SD1)


COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION/COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION, BUSINESS & MILITARY AFFAIRS
11:30 A.M. – ROOM 325

SB2559,SD2, PROPOSED HD1
Requires businesses in the State to charge and collect a 5-cent offset fee for each disposable checkout bag provided to a customer. Allocates the offset fee: 2 cents to the business and 3 cents to the general fund. Effective 7/1/2010.


COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
2:05 P.M. – ROOM 325

SB2807, SD2 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VII, SECTION 6, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, RELATING TO THE TAX REBATE REQUIREMENT.
Proposes a constitutional amendment to article VII, section 6 of the state constitution to authorize the legislature to determine whether excess funds should be used as tax refunds or tax credits to taxpayers of the State or diverted to the State's emergency and budget reserve fund. (SD2) ($, ConAm)