STAND. COM. REP. NO.  24-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 1880

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred H.B. No. 1880 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PRIVATE TRANSFER FEES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to make permanent the prohibition of private fees for a future transfer of real property by eliminating the repeal date of Act 169, Session Laws of Hawaii 2010.

The Hawaii Association of REALTORS testified in support of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1880 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committees on Consumer Protection & Commerce and Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources,

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair