STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2880

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2597

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 2597 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to clarify that the prohibition against board and commission holdover members from holding office beyond the end of the second regular legislative session following the expiration of the member's term of office takes precedence over any conflicting statutes.

Your Committee received no testimony on this measure.

Your Committee finds that boards and commissions provide a valuable function to government through policy formulation, fiscal analysis, and community engagement. Full membership of a board or commission ensures proper representation, greater participation, and valuable insight into various matters before a board or commission. However, certain boards and commissions may have holdover members. Therefore, this measure clarifies how long a person can serve on a board or commission after their term has expired.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2597 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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KARL RHOADS, Chair