STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1233-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   S.B. No. 2009

      S.D. 1

      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 Housing, to which was referred S.B. No. 2009, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to regulate the use of claims history information for homeowners insurance and provide certain consumer protections with respect to the use of this information.

The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs testified in support of the intent of this measure.     

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing references to the word "contract" to the word "policy" for clarity and consistency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2009, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2009, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

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

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RIDA T.R. CABANILLA, Chair