STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2883

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 2474
                                        H.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, to which
was referred H.B. No. 2474, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to conform state law to
federal law with respect to permitting felons to engage in the
business of insurance.

     The Insurance Commissioner (Commissioner) submitted
testimony on the measure. 

     Federal law requires a person convicted of a felony to
request the consent of the Commissioner to conduct the business
of insurance.  State law has no similar requirement.  This
measure would conform state law to federal law by requiring a
person convicted of a felony to request the Commissioner's
written consent prior to engaging in the business of insurance.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of H.B. No. 2474, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass
Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.


 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Commerce and
                                   Consumer Protection,



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                                   BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair



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                                   BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

 
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