STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1228

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 356

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 356 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to require the Comptroller to:

 

     (1)  Annually adjust for inflation the threshold amount for which settlements for claims against the State must be approved by the Legislature; and

 

     (2)  Publish and notify the Legislature and the Attorney General of the annually adjusted amounts.

 

     The Department of Accounting and General Services provided comments on this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing the base amounts effective beginning July 1, 2020, for the calculation of the maximum amounts that may be paid from the State Risk Management Revolving Fund to unspecified amounts;

 

     (2)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2030, to facilitate further discussion; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     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. 356, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 356, H.D. 1.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair