CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 49-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2869

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2869, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SPOUSAL SUPPORT,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to allow a spouse or former spouse to enforce an order for spousal support or maintenance under the State's attachment and execution, garnishment, or garnishment of government benefits laws, rather than through an assignment made to the clerk of the family court on income due or future income.

Your Committee on Conference finds that currently spousal support orders are enforced by the clerk of the court and the Child Support Enforcement Agency in cases where there is an order for both spousal and child support, resulting in a process that is often complicated and slow. This measure will make it faster and easier for an obligee to receive spousal support by allowing an obligee to elect to enforce an order for spousal support by garnishment through the obligor's employer, rather than through the clerk of the court.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by making it effective upon its approval.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2869, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2869, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE Co-Chair	____________________________ KARL RHOADS Chair
____________________________ LINDA ICHIYAMA Co-Chair