STAND. COM. REP. NO. 956

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 807

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. 807 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to amend the misdemeanor offense of unsworn falsification to authorities to include knowingly making a false statement to a state investigator or county inspector during an investigation.

The LGBT Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, The Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, HI Good Neighbor, and many individuals testified in support of this measure. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing its effective date to January 28, 2081; 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 Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 807, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 807, 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