STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1318-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.B. No. 2982
                                     S.D. 1
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred S.B. No. 2982, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to clarify the situations in
which a child support lien or public assistance debt lien takes
priority over other liens, not including tax liens.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
State Attorney General.

     Your Committee finds that clarification of the law will
assist the Child Support Enforcement Agency in the collection of
delinquent child support, while addressing the concerns of
lenders and other creditors.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the
effective date.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of S.B. No. 2982, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 2982, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be placed on the
calendar for Third Reading.

 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary &
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair