STAND. COM. REP. NO.  820

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 1414

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1414 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Office of Enterprise Technology Services to investigate and report on the problems of the Tax System Modernization Project of the Department of Taxation.

One concerned individual opposed this measure.  The Department of Taxation, Office of Enterprise Technology Services, and one concerned individual provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Requiring the Auditor, rather than the Office of Enterprise Technology Services to investigate the Tax System Modernization Project; and

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

     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. 1414, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1414, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair