STAND. COM. REP. NO.  681

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 1025

      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. 1025, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INCOME WITHHOLDING FOR CHILD SUPPORT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the impositions of a fine against any employer who:

(1)  Fails to comply with the income withholding requirements relating to child and spousal support; and

     (2)  Discharges from employment, refuses to employ, or takes disciplinary action against any noncustodial parent because the parent is subject to such income withholding.

The Department of the Attorney General testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Requiring rather than allowing the court to impose a fine on employers who fail to comply with income withholding requirements or pay the amounts to the Child Support; and

     (2)  Deleting the amendment of court imposed penalties applicable to any employer who discharges from employment, refuses to employ, or takes disciplinary action against any noncustodial parent because the parent is subject to income withholding.

     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. 1025, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1025, H.D. 2.

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

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair