Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.B. No. 139 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to increase the annual legislative allowance for incidental expenses for each member.

The Representative of the 8^th District and the League of Women Voters of Hawaii testified in support of this bill.

The last increase made to the legislative allowance for incidental expenses was made in 1987, when the amount was increased from $2,500 to $5,000. The amount of the allowance has remained the same ever since. Your Committee recognizes that many members end up paying for these expenses out of their own pockets or campaign funds because of the $5,000 limit.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 139 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.