STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1226-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2497

S.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 Housing, 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 to offer 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.

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

Your Committee notes that the Hawaii Public Housing Authority will require one full-time position (1.0 FTE) to administer this program.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2497, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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TOM BROWER, Chair