STAND. COM. REP. NO. 129-14
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2014
RE: H.B. No. 1799
H.D. 1
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Seventh State Legislature
Regular Session of 2014
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 1799 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHANGE OF NAME,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to allow the family court to change the name of a minor child if:
(1) Either parent has been convicted of child sexual abuse, as defined in Section 588-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, on the child; or
(2) The court determines that it is in the best interest of the child to order a change of name, notwithstanding the absence of a conviction.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1799, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1799, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services,
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____________________________ MELE CARROLL, Chair |
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