STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1197

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   S.B. No. 392

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Intrastate Commerce, to which was referred S.B. No. 392, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to clarify the circumstances under which a proxy, for condominium association meeting purposes, shall be counted for quorum purposes only.

     Specifically, this measure clarifies that if a proxy is a standard proxy form authorized by a condominium association, and the proxy is returned with no box checked or more than one box checked, the proxy shall be counted for quorum purposes only.

Hawaii State Association of Parliamentarians, Associa, Hawaii Council of Apartment Owners, and three concerned individuals supported this measure.  Hui ‘Oia‘i‘o and a concerned individual offered comments.  

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2090, to promote further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Intrastate Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 392, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 392, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Intrastate Commerce,

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TAKASHI OHNO, Chair