STAND. COM. REP. NO.  743-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 2162

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2162, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO GOVERNMENT ISSUED IDENTIFICATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the Homeless Programs Office of the Department of Human Services to develop or expand homeless services, including assistance and public outreach for individuals to obtain and maintain government issued identification.

The Department of Human Services, Helping Hands Hawaii, and an individual provided testimony in support of the measure.  The Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness provided comments.

     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 H.B. No. 2162, H.D. 1, 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