STAND. COM. REP. NO.  737

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 287

      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 Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 287 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VACANT AND ABANDONED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to reduce the potential hazards associated with vacant and abandoned residential properties by:

 

     (1)  Expediting approvals of demolition permits for vacant residential properties; and

 

     (2)  Allowing the Department of Taxation to seek the non-judicial foreclosure sale of vacant and abandoned residential property with an outstanding recorded state tax lien.

 

     An individual testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Taxation and Tax Foundation of Hawaii provided comments on this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Removing a reference to subsection 231-62(b), Hawaii Revised Statutes, to avoid a misinterpretation that nonjudicial foreclosure is only applicable for those properties which have a lien for three years, vacant, and abandoned; and

 

     (2)  Changing its effective date to January 28, 2081, to facilitate further discussion.

 

     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. 287, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 287, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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CHRIS LEE, Chair