STAND. COM. REP. NO.  89-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1715

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 1715 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INCOME TAX,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to help fund prevention and assistance programs in Hawaii that focus on child abuse and neglect, domestic violence and sexual assault, and spousal abuse by increasing the amount a taxpayer may designate to those programs' special funds or accounts provided that the taxpayer's refund is $10 or more for a taxpayer filing an individual return or $20 or more for a taxpayer filing a joint return.

 

     The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence Action Center, the Hawaii Women's Coalition, and the Department of Human Services supported the measure.  The Department of Taxation opposed the measure.  The Tax Foundation of Hawaii offered comments on the measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1715 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 Human Services,

 

 

 

 

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair