STAND. COM. REP. NO. 394

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.B. No. 1117

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1117 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VACANCIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require vacancies in the offices of the United States House of Representatives, State Senators, and State Representatives to be filled by special election.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Office of Elections.

Your Committee finds that since 2010, there have been at least twenty vacancies in the offices of the United States Representatives, State Senators, and State Representatives. This measure will require vacancies in these offices to be filled via special election.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1117 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair