Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1276, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to reallocate the responsibility of publishing the text of proposed constitutional amendments from the Office of Elections to the legislature.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the League of Women Voters of Hawaii. The Office of Elections provided comments.

Because a bill proposing a constitutional amendment is subject to the legislative process, your Committee believes reallocating the task of publication of the proposed constitutional amendment to the legislature is an efficient and appropriate use of legislative resources. Additionally, Legislative Reference Bureau personnel are responsible for interpreting proposed constitutional amendment bills and generating:

Therefore, your Committee finds that it is the legislative intent that the legislature assume responsibility for publishing the text of proposed constitutional amendments as well as providing appropriate voter education materials to the public.

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 H.B. No. 1276, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.