STAND. COM. REP. NO. 489

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1355

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 Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1355 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for the operations of the State Commission on the Status of Women.

The Department of Human Services, Hawai‘i State Commission on the Status of Women, Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest and Hawaii, Hawaii Women's Coalition, Harm Reduction Hawaii, and Sex Workers Outreach Project-Hawaii supported this measure. One concerned individual opposed this measure. Life of the Land provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by increasing the appropriation amount for fiscal biennium 2019-2021 from $15,300 to $18,888 for each fiscal year.

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 H.B. No. 1355, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1355, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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CHRIS LEE, Chair