STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1265-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 3114

S.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 3114, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MARRIAGE LICENSES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish a $25 fee for all licenses to solemnize a marriage to be deposited into the Vital Statistics Improvement Special Fund;

(2) Require the Department of Health to account for the collection and deposit of the fee into the Vital Statistics Improvement Special Fund; and

(3) Repeal certain provisions related to obtaining a license to solemnize civil marriage ceremonies for consistency with the purpose of this measure.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual.

Your Committee finds that there are no fees for licenses to solemnize marriages for religious and judicial marriage solemnizers. Your Committee further finds that the State should benefit from its sanction to duly authorize marriage officiants.

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 S.B. No. 3114, S.D. 2, 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