Bills of interest for TUESDAY, March 22, 2011

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION & BUSINESS
8:00 A.M.
ROOM 312
HEARING NOTICE

SB318, SD2 RELATING TO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN HAWAII
Amends the motion picture, digital media, and film production tax credits to increase the tax credits to unspecified percentages and dollar amounts and to provide additional non-refundable tax credits for qualified media infrastructure projects in certain qualifying counties; provides an additional tax credit for qualified special or visual effects and animation production costs; raises the tax credit caps to unspecified amounts. (GALUTERIA)

SB1355, SD1 RELATING TO TAXATION
Adopts amendments to Hawaii tax laws to implement the streamlined sales and use tax agreement; with section 32, creating a committee to oversee the department of taxation's implementation and administration of, and compliance with the streamlined sales and use tax agreement, to take effect on approval. (CHUN OAKLAND)


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

SB1493, SD1, HD1 RELATING TO LIGHT POLLUTION
Requires every new and replacement outdoor light fixtures to be fully shielded beginning on July 1, 2013, with certain exemptions. Defines fully shielded. Effective July 1, 2011. (ESPERO)


COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
9:00 A.M.
ROOM 329
HEARING NOTICE

SB40, SD2 RELATING PSEUDOEPHEDRINE
Reclassifies pseudoephedrine as a schedule V drug that may only be dispensed with a prescription with certain exceptions; makes conforming amendments. Requires retail sellers of drugs containing pseudoephedrine to remove these drugs from their over-the-counter inventories no later than 7/1/2011. (BAKER)

SB1086, SD1 RELATING TO CONSUMER INFORMATION
Requires sliced, sandwich-style bread products that have been baked and then frozen to be labeled "previously frozen". Prohibits bread that has been frozen to be labeled or advertised as "fresh". (HEE)


COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT/COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES
11:00 A.M.
ROOM 309
HEARING NOTICE

SB229, SD1 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS
Prohibits employers from discriminating against an employee or applicant for employment based upon the employee's or the applicant's domestic abuse victim status; provided that the domestic abuse victim notifies the employer of such status. (BAKER)


COMMITTEE ON HEALTH/COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
11:15 A.M.
ROOM 329
HEARING NOTICE

SB596, SD2 RELATING TO HAWAII HEALTH CORPS
Establishes the Hawaii health corps program to provide loan repayments on behalf of eligible physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in any county having a shortage of physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, with priority given to those serving in rural areas. Provides for loan repayments by the University of Hawaii John A. Burns school of medicine and the University of Hawaii at Manoa school of nursing and dental hygiene. Creates the Hawaii health corps revolving fund. Makes appropriations to support accreditation efforts and support and expand residency programs, particularly in family medicine. (GREEN)


COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
2:00 P.M.
ROOM 325
HEARING NOTICE

SB671, SD2 RELATING TO ETHICS
PROPOSED HD1: Allows legislators and employees to accept certain invitations or tickets from a charitable entity, regardless of whether the charitable entity is the host or sponsor of the event. Requires these invitations and tickets to be reported to the Ethics Commission, regardless of their value. Effective upon its approval.

SB934, SD2, HD1 RELATING TO BULLYING AND CYBERBULLYING
Establishes a bullying and cyberbullying policy for all public schools. Requires implementation of the policy in all public schools. Establishes bullying and cyberbullying reporting requirements for all public schools. Defines "bullying" and "cyberbullying". Requires the department of education and the charter school review panel to report to the legislature annually. (KIDANI)

SB1187, SD1 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 6, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Proposes amendment to article V, section 6, of the state constitution to provide that the attorney general be elected as a nonpartisan elected official rather than appointed by the governor. (KIM)