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 S.B. No. 797 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to clarify the powers vested in the legislative branch of government by:

(1) Deleting outdated references to repealed laws relating

(2) Clearly asserting a legislative body's power to compel

Five councilmembers from the County of Maui testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee believes that the amendments contained in this measure are necessary to avoid confusion and to clearly state the powers of the legislature.

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 S.B. No. 797 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.