STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1133-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2471

      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. 2471, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to ensure proper oversight of game developers and marketers and to protect consumers from predatory and manipulative practices by the gaming industry by establishing and appropriating funds for a Hawaii Digital Gaming Commission, which shall coordinate with other states to provide oversight and monitoring of predatory or exploitative practices in digital games.

 

     The Hawaii Youth Services Network supported this measure.  The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs provided comments.

 

     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. 2471, 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