STAND. COM. REP. NO.  175-14

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2539

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2539 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SAINT MARIANNE COPE DAY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to honor Saint Marianne Cope and her legacy by designating January 23 of each year as Saint Marianne Cope Day.

 

     The Hawaii Catholic Conference, Hawaii Family Forum, Catholic Charities Hawaii, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.  A few concerned individuals opposed this measure.

 

     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 H.B. No. 2539 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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KARL RHOADS, Chair