STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1145

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1049

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 1049, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to update the Insurance Code and related provisions.

 

     Your Committee received comments in support of this measure from Gordon Ito, State Insurance Commissioner, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.  Your Committee received comments on this measure from Jennifer Diesman, Vice President, Government Relations, Hawaii Medical Service Association.

 

     Your Committee finds that this measure will provide increased efficiency to the operations of the Insurance Division.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical amendments for clarity and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1049, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1049, H.D. 2, S.D. 2.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

 

 

 

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair