Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2899, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to repeal the requirement for a judgment debtor's social security number when recording a judgment, order, or decree for lien purposes. This measure also states that liens do not continue beyond the time period that the underlying judgment, order, or decree is enforced and clarifies that liens apply to judgments, orders, and decrees.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Attorney General, the Hawaii State Bar Association Collection Law Section, and the Hawaii Bankers Association. The Consumer Data Industry Association submitted comments on this measure.

Your Committee finds that there needs to be a balance between the necessity of identifying a judgment debtor and concerns about identity theft when personal information, such as a social security number, is public record.

In order to address this concern, your Committee has amended this measure to:

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. 2899, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2899, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.