STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1

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. 1 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE AUDITOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, THE OMBUDSMAN, AND THE ETHICS COMMISSION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for the legislative branch of state government.  Among other things, this measure appropriates:

(1) $10,083,491 to the Senate;

(2) $13,824,718 to the House of Representatives;

(3) $3,283,899 to the Office of the Auditor;

(4) $2,800,000 for deposit into the Audit Revolving Fund;

(5) $6,300,000 from the Audit Revolving Fund to the Office of the Auditor to conduct or complete its audit functions;

(6) $3,918,862 to the Legislative Reference Bureau;

(7) $1,388,394 to the Office of the Ombudsman; and

(8) $1,202,065 to the State Ethics Commission.

The Office of the Ombudsman and an individual supported this measure. The Office of the Auditor, Hawaii State Ethics Commission, and Legislative Reference Bureau 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. 1 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