STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1768-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 2085

S.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 2085, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish and appropriate funds for the Office of the State Fire Marshal to direct statewide efforts in preventing and responding to fires throughout the State.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of the Governor; one member of the Maui County Council; Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi; and Hawaiian Electric. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of the Attorney General; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; State Fire Council; Honolulu Fire Department; and Maui Chamber of Commerce.

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. 2085, 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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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair