Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1737, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for Hawaii's contribution to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws as well as defray the registration costs and travel expenses of members of the Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation attending the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws annual meeting.

Testimony in support of the measure was submitted by the Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation.

Your Committee finds that members of the Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation should be afforded the opportunity to attend the annual national meeting of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. The attendance of a delegation from Hawaii will ensure that individuals from Hawaii are actively involved in the drafting and adoption of uniform acts that may be introduced and enacted by the Legislature at a later date.

Your Committee has amended this measure by including the appropriation amount of $44,100 to pay for Hawaii's contribution to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws as well as defray the anticipated travel costs and expenses of members of the Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation to attend the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1737, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1737, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.