STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3244

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 2370

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism, to which was referred H.B. No. 2370, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STADIUM AUTHORITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to clarify requirements to establish a quorum to do business and validate acts of the Stadium Authority.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Stadium Authority.

Your Committee finds that the Stadium Authority has had difficulties in establishing quorum and, consequently, has been unable to conduct business or take official action due to vacancies. Your Committee further finds that existing law lacks clarity concerning non-voting members and their status in establishing quorum. This measure clarifies quorum requirements for the Stadium Authority to allow the Authority to conduct its important business and take official action.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting language to clarify that a majority of voting members of the Stadium Authority shall elect the Chairperson;

(2) Clarifying that a majority of the voting members currently serving on the Stadium Authority shall constitute a quorum and the concurrence of a majority of all voting members currently serving on the Stadium Authority shall be necessary to make any action valid;

(3) Inserting an effective date of January 1, 2060, to encourage further discussion; and

(4) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2370, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2370, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism,

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LYNN DECOITE, Chair