STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1866-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2741

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 S.B. No. 2741 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE COMMISSION TO PROMOTE UNIFORM LEGISLATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide a limited exemption from certain requirements of the State's open meetings law for members of the Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation to attend and participate in meetings hosted by the Uniform Law Commission, without any limitation on the number of participating members.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of the Attorney General and three individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Office of Information Practices.

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 S.B. No. 2741 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