STAND. COM. REP. NO. 964

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 500

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 500, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to expand the duties and responsibilities of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor to include management and oversight of public tours of the state capitol and maintenance and publication of a list of state board and commission vacancies.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from one individual.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Office of the Governor and Department of Land and Natural Resources' Aha Moku Advisory Commission.

Your Committee finds that the Office of the Lieutenant Governor would be an appropriate entity to manage state capitol tours and to maintain a list of vacancies on state boards and commissions.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 500, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 500, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair