STAND. COM. REP. NO. 557-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: H.B. No. 2295
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2004
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2295, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COLLECTIONS ON DELINQUENT COURT-ORDERED PAYMENTS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to increase the Judiciary's ability to collect delinquent payments by authorizing it to:
(1) Contract with bonded collection agencies or licensed attorneys to collect delinquent court-ordered payments; and
(2) Add fees or costs associated with the collection efforts to the amount due, not to exceed fifty per cent of the amount collected.
The Judiciary testified in support of this measure.
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. 2295, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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