STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1736-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.R. No. 53

H.D. 2

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.R. No. 53, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO CONVENE AN INTERAGENCY ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE TO COMBAT THE UNDERGROUND ECONOMY AND EMPLOYEE MISCLASSIFICATION IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to convene an Underground Economy Interagency Enforcement Task Force to combat the underground economy and employee misclassification in the construction industry.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Amending its title to "REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO CONVENE AN UNDERGROUND ECONOMY INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE TO COMBAT THE UNDERGROUND ECONOMY AND EMPLOYEE MISCLASSIFICATION IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY"; and

(2) Clarifying that the scope of the task force is to encourage discussion and coordinate joint efforts to combat the underground economy and the misclassification of employees rather than enforcement activities.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 53, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 53, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair