Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 1469 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish a surcharge for each marriage license granted for additional benefit and compensation for non-civil service agents who issue the licenses.

The Department of Health submitted comments.

Your Committee finds that the current benefit and compensation rate for a non-civil service marriage license agent is nine dollars per license. This rate has not changed since 1998. The legislature finds that the current benefit and compensation is insufficient to meet the operating costs of an agent. This measure will increase the benefit and compensation for a non-civil service agent and ensure that these services remain readily available to people throughout the State.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1469 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.