STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1904

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 558

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. 558 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NAMES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to allow parties to a marriage or partners in a civil union to choose any middle or last name upon entering into a marriage or civil union.

The LGBT Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii testified in support of 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. 558 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