Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1465 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for Hawaii's contribution to the development of uniform laws.

This bill appropriates funds for payment of Hawaii's state dues as a member of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, and for registration and travel costs of sending Hawaii's State Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation to the 2003 annual meeting of the National Conference.

Your Committee finds that the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws arose out of the concerns of state government for the improvement of both the law and interstate relationships. As a state service organization in which all states participate, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws is funded by state contributions based on population.

The work of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws has resulted in improvements of state law in a variety of subject areas, notably the Uniform Commercial Code, Uniform Probate Code, and a number of other uniform laws. Your Committee finds that Hawaii's continued support of and participation in the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws is essential to continued work in drafting and revising uniform laws on subjects of state interest.

Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this bill by changing the amount of the appropriation to a blank amount to encourage continued discussion on this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1465, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1465, S.D. 1.