STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2664

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 2419

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Labor, to which was referred S.B. No. 2419 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 2, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to propose a constitutional amendment to require the gubernatorial nominee from each political party to appoint a person from the same political party as a running mate for lieutenant governor in the general election.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and one individual.  Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual.

     Your Committee finds that this proposed constitutional amendment will help to support a more unified, productive, and constructive elected administration for the State.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Labor that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2419 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Labor,

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GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN, Chair