STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1381

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.R. No. 29

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.R. No. 29 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION CONCERNING PERMISSION OF RAFFLES AS A MEANS OF FUNDRAISING FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to help charitable organizations fundraise by requesting that the Attorney General examine the possibility of permitting the conduct of fundraising raffles by charitable organizations.

An individual testified in support of this measure.  The Department of the Attorney General, Hawaii Coalition Against Legalized Gambling, League of Women Voters, and a concerned individual testified in opposition to this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Deleting the provision recognizing fundraising raffles conducted by charitable organizations as a permitted fundraising effort;

     (2)  Requesting the Attorney General to identify and analyze permissible and unlawful methods of fundraising for charitable organizations instead of examining the possibility of allowing fundraising raffles by charitable organizations;

(3)  Amending its title to read:  "requesting the department of the attorney general to identify and analyze permissible and unlawful methods of fundraising for charitable organizations";

     (4)  Making amendments to conform and support the request expressed in its amended title; and

     (5)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 29, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 29, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair