STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1868-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: S.C.R. No. 216
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 216 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION CREATING A LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STATUTORY ENACTMENT TO ENHANCE TRANSPARENCY IN LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to promote transparency and public openness with respect to legislative proceedings by creating a temporary Joint Legislative Task Force (Task Force) to conduct a study of legislative hearings and procedures with a view toward recommending legislation to enhance openness in hearings, including public accessibility to written correspondence.
A concerned individual supported this measure.
Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:
(1) Specifying that the Task Force is to be bipartisan;
(2) Deleting the provision directing the Task Force to consider the provisions of S.B. No. 1062, Regular Session of 2005, in its study;
(3) Deleting the provision directing that certified copies of the concurrent resolution be transmitted to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style, clarity, and consistency.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 216, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 216, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Legislative Management,
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____________________________ MICHAEL Y. MAGAOAY, Chair |
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