STAND. COM. REP. NO. 861-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 2155

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2155, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FEES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase the marriage license fee to:

(1) Support the Hawaii Birth Defects Program;

(2) Fund modernization of the vital statistics system;

(3) More fairly compensate marriage license agents; and

(4) Support the spouse and child abuse programs of the Department of Human Services and Judiciary.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, and Disability and Communication Access Board.

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. 2155, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair