STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1575-12
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2012
RE: S.B. No. 2123
S.D. 2
H.D. 2
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Sixth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2012
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2123, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to assist victims of human trafficking by:
(1) Requiring establishments to place posters providing specific information about human trafficking, including the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline, in a conspicuous place near the entrance or the place where posters are customarily displayed in the establishment;
(2) Defining the term "establishment", which lists those entities required to display the posters with specified human trafficking information; and
(3) Establishing fines for those establishments that fail to display the required posters.
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. 2123, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, 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 |
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