STAND. COM. REP. NO.  612

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 381

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.B. No. 381 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE VACANCIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to clarify the laws pertaining to vacancies for the United States Senate and the Hawaii State Legislature.  This bill requires:

     (1)  The Governor, in filling vacancies, to select a                    replacement from a list of three prospective appointees        nominated by the political party of the prior incumbent;      and

     (2)  The prospective appointees to be registered members of         the nominating political party for at least six months        prior to the appointment.

     The League of Women Voters of Hawaii and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments to correct drafting errors.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 381, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 381, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Legislative Management,

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MICHAEL Y. MAGAOAY, Chair