STAND. COM. REP. NO. 16

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 296

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred S.B. No. 296 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SUBMISSION DEADLINES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish a submission deadline for reports to the Legislature that currently do not have one.

Your Committee did not receive any testimony on this measure.

Your Committee finds that departmental and agency reporting requirements inform decision-making. Certain reports on emerging or complex issues can help with legislative proposals, ensure compliance with legislative intent, monitor activity, and assess the effectiveness of existing policies and programs. Your Committee further finds that setting a deadline for the submission of a report may help ensure that relevant information is received in a timely and predictable manner. Knowing when to expect a report and assessing departmental or agency compliance with statutory requirements can serve as a critical component of legislative oversight.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 296, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 296, S.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Government Operations,

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ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Chair