STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2289

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2512

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2512 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT POWERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish a reporting requirement for the transfer of public moneys by the Governor, pursuant to the Governor's emergency powers.

Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance.

Your Committee finds that, in the event of a declared disaster, it is necessary for the Governor to assume certain emergency powers. These powers are necessary for the State to act to address situations affecting the life, safety, and well-being of the public. However, your Committee believes that it is imperative for the Governor to act with transparency. This measure will ensure that the Governor's actions remain transparent during a declared disaster.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2512, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2512, S.D. 1, and be referred to your Committees on Ways and Means and Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs,

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GLENN WAKAI, Chair