STAND. COM. REP. NO.  133

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 716

      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 Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 716 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NOTARY PUBLIC FEES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase the fees charged by notaries public.

The Association of Hawaii Notaries testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion.

     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. 716, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 716, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair