STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1100-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   S.B. No. 1105

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1105, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS AND PROCEDURES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to help provide greater accountability and transparency by requiring, among other things, that a public hearing or informational briefing be held on any report of a study or an audit conducted by an executive department or agency, including the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; the Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB); Auditor; Judiciary; and Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

     LRB provided comments.

     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 S.B. No. 1105, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair