STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2024

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 991

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 991, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to extend the civil relief for state military forces law to cover persons serving on full time National Guard duty.

Additionally, this measure amends the civil relief for state military forces law by extending the lease termination provisions to cover motor vehicle leases.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from one individual.

Your Committee finds that this measure will enable current Hawaii National Guard service members to fulfill the purposes of the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act by allowing them to devote their entire energy to the defense needs of the nation.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to "upon its approval."

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 991, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 991, H.D. 1, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair