STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1859-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2678

S.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 2678, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE HEALTH INSURANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the Hawaii State Health Insurance Assistance Program to expand the program by contracting with third—party service providers and staffing consultants and recruiting more volunteers.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from AARP Hawai‘i, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Family Caregiver Coalition, and five individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance and Executive Office on Aging.

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 S.B. No. 2678, S.D. 2, 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