STAND. COM. REP. NO. 561-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: H.B. No. 2296
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. 2296, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE USE OF CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to improve efficiency in the courts by authorizing:
(1) The use of debit cards for payments to the courts, including bail payments; and
(2) Courts to charge a convenience fee for payments made with debit or credit cards to help cover the cost of service fees imposed on the Judiciary by credit card companies.
The Judiciary testified in support of this bill.
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. 2296, 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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