STAND. COM. REP. NO.  763

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 1225

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1225 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SALARY PAYMENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to repeal an unnecessary provision in the law that requires the Governor to sign the paychecks of the Comptroller and Deputy Comptroller.

     The Department of Accounting and General Services testified in support of this bill.

     Since the signature of the Comptroller or Deputy Comptroller appears on state paychecks, the purpose of the law repealed by this bill was to prevent an individual from altering the amount of his or her own paycheck when the check was being signed.  However, since signatures are now laser printed on to paychecks, neither the Comptroller nor Deputy Comptroller is involved with the preparation of his or her own paychecks.

     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. 1225 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair