STAND. COM. REP. 246

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 1098

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 1098 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIFORM INFORMATION PRACTICES ACT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to amend section 92F-12, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), which lists the records that government agencies must make available for public inspection and duplication, by requiring that social security numbers be redacted from certified payroll records prior to their disclosure.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Office of Information Practices and American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii. The Associated Builders and Contractors, Hawaii Chapter, Inc., testified in support and requested an amendment.

Your Committee finds that section 92F-12, HRS, currently requires government agencies that enter into public works contracts to disclose certified payroll records in their entirety. These records are generated by computerized payroll programs that routinely include the social security numbers of individuals on the contractor's payroll. This bill will require agencies to redact the social security numbers before disclosing payroll records to the public.

Your Committee finds that this bill will implement the public's right to privacy under the Hawaii Constitution and help prevent identity theft.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1098 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce,

 

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KENNETH T. HIRAKI, Chair