STAND. COM. REP. NO. 744-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1777

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1777, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require, and appropriate funds for, the Department of the Attorney General to provide annual reports to the Legislature on available data pertaining to the commercial sexual exploitation of children.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of the Attorney General, Imua Alliance, and two individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Human Services, Department of Budget and Finance, and Hawaii Youth Services Network.

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 H.B. No. 1777, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair