STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1872-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.C.R. No. 231

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 231 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO STUDY THE COST OF CONVENING A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION IN 2010,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to enable voters to make an informed decision regarding the convening of a constitutional convention in 2010 by requesting the Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) to estimate the projected total cost of such an undertaking. 

     The Representative from the Twenty-fifth District testified in support of this measure and the Acting Director of LRB offered comments. 

     This concurrent resolution is amended by deleting from the title and body referencing the year 2010.

     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 H.C.R. No. 231, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 231, H.D. 1.

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

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MICHAEL Y. MAGAOAY, Chair