STAND. COM. REP. NO.801

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 139

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 139 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE ALLOWANCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to increase the annual legislative allowance for each member from $5,000 to $7,500 to cover incidental legislative expenses.

In supporting this measure, the League of Women Voters of Hawaii stated that:

(1) The incidental expenses necessary in carrying out legislative responsibilities should not come out of campaign funds or the legislator's private funds; and

(2) The increase to $7,500 was not unreasonable.

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. 139 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

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

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair