STAND. COM. REP. NO. 346

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 991

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 Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 991 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE MILITARY FORCES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to apply the protections of civil relief for state military forces to persons serving on full time national guard duty under title 32 United States Code and to bring provisions in line with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, codified in 50 United States Code chapter 50 (§§3901-4043).

The Department of Defense supported this measure. The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense offered comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion on this measure; 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 Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 991, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 991, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs,

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GREGG TAKAYAMA, Chair