Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2507, H.D. 2, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to streamline the divorce and annulment process by eliminating the requirement of registering these events with the Department of Health (DOH).

The Office of the Lieutenant Governor testified in support of this measure. DOH supported the intent of this measure with recommended amendments. The Judiciary commented on this bill.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to January 1, 2003.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2507, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2507, H.D. 3.