STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1206

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1485

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1485, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase voter participation and encourage civic engagement in Hawaii's schools by establishing a process for the automatic preregistration and registration of public school-enrolled students who are at least 16 years old.

The Office of Elections; Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO; League of Women Voters of Hawaii, Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice, Sierra Club of Hawai‘i, O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, Young Progressives Demanding Action, and several individuals submitted testimony in support of this measure. An individual submitted testimony in opposition to this measure. The Department of Education provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2030, to encourage further discussion; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1485, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1485, H.D. 2.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair