STAND. COM. REP. NO.  495

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 432

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 432 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ELDERLY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to protect the elderly against financial exploitation by establishing a felony offense for the financial exploitation of an elder by a caregiver.

The Honolulu Police Department; National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, Hawaii State Federation of Chapters; and several individuals testified in support of this measure.  An individual opposed this measure.  Comments were also received from an individual.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2075, to facilitate further discussion on this measure; and

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity 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. 432, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 432, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services,

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DEE MORIKAWA, Chair