STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1560

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 725

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 Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred S.B. No. 725, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require that condominium association records, including proxies and ballots, be retained after an association meeting for ninety days, rather than only the proxies and ballots for thirty days, and until a contested election is resolved.

Associa, Hawaii Council of Associations of Apartment Owners, Kekuilani Villas AOAO, and several individuals submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Hawai‘i State Association of Parliamentarians Legislative Committee submitted comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 725, 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 Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair