STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1760-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 2439

S.D. 1

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. 2439, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LIMITATION OF ACTIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to extend the statute of limitations for a one-year period beginning on July 1, 2024, for civil actions brought by adult victims of acts that occurred after June 30, 2014, that constituted or would have constituted a criminal sexual offense.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from Rainbow Family 808; Stonewall Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi; Hawaii Association for Justice; and two individuals.

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. 2439, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

____________________________

KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair