STAND. COM. REP. NO.  801-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2342

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2342, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to enhance consumer protections by allowing consumers, protected consumers, and representatives of protected consumers to request consumer reporting agencies to place, remove, or lift a security freeze on their consumer reports without charge because of recent security breaches of databases that contain consumer identifying information.

 

     The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO; AARP Hawaii; and several concerned individuals supported this measure.  Consumer Data Industry Association and a concerned individual offered comments for this measure.   

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2342, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair