STAND. COM. REP. NO.  513-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 2447

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2447 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FURNISHING THE DATE OF VITAL EVENTS TO GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES WITHIN THE STATE OF HAWAII THAT REQUEST VERIFICATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to permit the Department of Health to disclose dates of vital events to Hawaii governmental agencies to assist with the accuracy of official lists and to avoid overpayment of benefits and waste of public funds.

The Department of the Attorney General, Department of Health, and Department of Human Services testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to January 7, 2059, to promote further discussion; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2447, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2447, H.D. 1.

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

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GILBERT KEITH-AGARAN, Chair