Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 76, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to assist small businesses by requesting the Small Business Regulatory Review Board to formulate a "Small Business Bill of Rights" as an official declaration of the expectations of small businesses when dealing with the state government.

The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and the National Federation of Independent Business supported this measure. The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii offered comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 76, S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.