STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2072

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.B. No. 384

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 384, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ACCESS FOR DISABLED PERSONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize:

(1) Each county to adopt ordinances to enforce the design and construction requirements for the provision of accessible parking spaces, including the establishment of penalties for failure to comply with the ordinance; and

(2) Officials appointed by a county to enter the property of places of public accommodation to enforce violations of the county ordinances.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Disability and Communication Access Board, State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and Hawaii Disability Rights Center.

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. 384, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair