STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1983-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2497

S.D. 1

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 S.B. No. 2497, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to encourage landlords to rent to tenants who participate in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program by:

(1) Requiring the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to establish a program that offers dwelling insurance policies to landlords that rent their property to tenants who participate in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program;

(2) Requiring the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to submit a report to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2019; and

(3) Making an appropriation for the establishment of the dwelling insurance program.

The Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i and Young Progressives Demanding Action - Hawai‘i supported this measure. The Hawaii Public Housing Authority offered comments on this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting its preamble; and

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

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 S.B. No. 2497, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2497, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair