STAND. COM. REP. NO. 811

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1048

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1048 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION FEES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to allow the Department of Taxation the ability to reasonably increase fees charged for licenses and issuing permits through administrative rule rather than statute.

The Department of Taxation supported this measure. The Department of Health and Tax Foundation of Hawaii 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. 1048 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair