STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1905

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 325

S.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 S.B. No. 325, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PARENTAGE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to clarify that evidence of an alleged parent's consent to an artificial insemination procedure that resulted in the birth of a child may be considered as evidence relating to paternity in an action regarding the parentage of that child.

The Department of the Attorney General provided comments on this measure.

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 S.B. No. 325, S.D. 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 Judiciary,

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CHRIS LEE, Chair