STAND. COM. REP. NO. 236-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 2354

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Economic Development, to which was referred H.B. No. 2354 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY REVIEW BOARD,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the Small Business Regulatory Review Board to review legislation affecting small businesses in response to a request from a small business owner.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Small Business Regulatory Review Board; and CARES.

Your Committee finds that state law does not clearly authorize the Small Business Regulatory Review Board to comment on proposed legislation in response to requests from small business owners. This measure will improve the stability of the Board and ensure that the Board's purview is clearly understood by the small business community, public agencies, business chambers, and trade organizations.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2354, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2354, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development,

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DANIEL HOLT, Chair