STAND. COM. REP. NO. 829-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 2460

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 Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2460, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOMELAND SECURITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish protections for critical infrastructure information received or maintained by the Office of Homeland Security for use regarding the security of critical infrastructure and protected systems; and

(2) Define and protect critical infrastructure information that is crucial for the direct support of the security and resilience of the State.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Law Enforcement and Office of Information Practices.

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. 2460, 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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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair