STAND. COM. REP. NO. 477-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2748

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Housing and Health & Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 2748 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to study the current and future demand and supply of affordable housing suitable for individuals with special needs, including frail and elderly individuals, persons with physical or severe mental disabilities, persons transitioning from incarceration, emancipated foster youth, persons with an alcohol or drug addiction, persons with HIV/AIDS, and victims of domestic violence.

The Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii supported this measure. The Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation offered comments for this measure.

Your Committees have amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to January 1, 2050, to promote further discussion; and

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

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Housing and Health & Human Services that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2748, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2748, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Housing and Health & Human Services,

____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair

____________________________ TOM BROWER, Chair