STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2085

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: S.B. No. 2240

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2240 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide for the authorization and payment of claims against the State for refunds of taxes, for judgments and settlements, and other miscellaneous payments.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Attorney General.

This measure provides authorization and payment to satisfy claims against the State, its officers, or its employees, including claims for legislative relief, judgments against the State, and settlement. The bill as referred to this Committee contained nine claims that total $653,865.08.

Your Committee amended this measure to incorporate four new claims resolved for an additional $2,097,000 in accordance with the testimony provided by the Attorney General. The measure, as amended herein, now reflects a total of $2,750,865.08 to be allocated among thirteen claims.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2240, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2240, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs,

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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair