STAND. COM. REP. NO. 777-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 1774

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1774, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COLLECTION OF RESTITUTION FOR CRIME VICTIMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to facilitate the payment of restitution to victims of crime by:

(1) Establishing standards and procedures for income withholding from the defendant; and

(2) Appropriating funds to the Department of the Attorney General for enhancing restitution collection.

The Crime Victim Compensation Commission, City and County of Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, and an individual testified in support of this measure. The Department of the Attorney General provided comments.

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. 1774, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair