STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1430

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   S.B. No. 891

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 891 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NOTARIES PUBLIC,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to improve the regulation of notaries public by clarifying the information required to be included on a notary seal and authorizing the Attorney General, through the adoption of rules pursuant to Chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to:

(1)  Adjust the fees to become a notary public or to renew a notary commission; and

(2)  Establish and adjust other fees related to notaries public.

The Department of the Attorney General supported this measure.

     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. 891 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair