STAND. COM. REP. NO. 957

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 361

H.D. 1

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. 361 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMOLUMENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to prohibit any Governor or county mayor, while holding public office, to maintain any other employment or receive any emolument, beginning on the 61st calendar day after their election or appointment to office.

The Libertarian Party of Hawaii, Honolulu County Republican Party, and an individual testified in support of this measure. The Hawaii State Ethics Commission provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2020; and

(2) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for clarity, consistency, and style.

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. 361, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 361, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

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CHRIS LEE, Chair