STAND. COM. REP. NO. 856-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 2455

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. 2455, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to, effective January 1, 2024, transfer the responsibility and management of certain private security contracts from the Department of Law Enforcement to the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, and Department of Defense for their respective facilities.

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

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. 2455, 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