STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1530

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.C.R. No. 130

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 130 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE JUDICIARY TO ADOPT GUIDELINES WHEN MAKING A DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY RELATING TO THE DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE, TO REFRAIN FROM INDEMNIFYING A VETERAN'S SPOUSE OR FORMER SPOUSE FOR ANY PRE-JUDGMENT OR POST-JUDGMENT WAIVER OR REDUCTION IN MILITARY RETIREMENT OR RETAINER PAY FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY PAY RECEIVED BY THE VETERAN,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Judiciary to adopt guidelines to prohibit the courts, in making a disposition of property relating to the dissolution of marriage, from indemnifying or awarding any other income or property of a veteran to the veteran's spouse or former spouse for any pre-judgment or post-judgment waiver or reduction in military retirement or retainer pay related to service-connected disability pay received by the veteran.

An individual opposed this measure.  The Judiciary provided comments on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 130 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts,

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KEN ITO, Chair