STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2286

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 3043

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism, to which was referred S.B. No. 3043 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY REVIEW BOARD,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to clarify that the Small Business Regulatory Review Board has the authority to review legislation affecting small businesses in response to a request from small business owners.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Small Business Regulatory Review Board.

Your Committee finds that it is important that the purview of the Small Business Regulatory Review Board is clearly understood by the small business community, state and county agencies, Hawaii business chambers, and trade organizations. This measure clarifies that, in addition to reviewing any proposed new or amended rules, the Small Business Regulatory Review Board also has the authority to review legislation affecting small businesses.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3043, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3043, S.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism,

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LYNN DECOITE, Chair