STAND. COM. REP. NO. 552

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1307

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1307 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AN OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study relating to the establishment of a state central hearing agency and to review the existing administrative hearings system.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Human Services.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1307 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 Judiciary,

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CHRIS LEE, Chair