STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1209

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1188

H.D. 2

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. 1188, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE PROCUREMENT OFFICE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds from the general revenues to advance the Small Business Assistance Initiative established by Act 42, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017.

The State Procurement Office, Prince Kūhiō Hawaiian Civic Club, and The Association of Hawaii Civic Clubs provided testimony in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the amount appropriated to an unspecified amount; 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 H.B. No. 1188, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1188, H.D. 2.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair