STAND. COM. REP. NO.  988

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 1028

      H.D. 2

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1028, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to improve the regulation of charitable organizations and their activities in Hawaii by:

     (1)  Requiring disclosure statements on collection boxes where the public is allowed to donate personal property;

     (2)  Clarifying the scope of the Attorney General's authority over the protection of charitable assets; and

     (3)  Making numerous technical amendments to laws regarding charitable organizations including those regulating initial registration, deactivation of registration, filing of financial reports, filing of annual reports, and criteria for exemption.

The Association of Fundraising Professionals – Aloha Chapter and Hawaii Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations testified in support of the measure.  The Department of the Attorney General provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Deleting requirements for disclosure statements on collection boxes where the public is allowed to donate personal property;

     (2)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1028, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1028, H.D. 2.

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

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair