Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1666 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to limit the Governor's ability to restrict funds and require the Governor to release funds appropriated by the Legislature unless a revenue shortfall will occur as a result of the release of the funds.

The National Association of Social Workers, Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO, Hawaii Youth Services Network, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill. The Governor's Policy Office and Department of Budget and Finance opposed this measure.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

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. 1666, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1666, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.