STAND. COM. REP. NO.  824

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

 

RE:   H.B. No. 805

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 805, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VETERANS DISABILITY BENEFITS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to exempt federal veterans service connected disability benefits from attachment, seizure, or award to enforce a court judgment except for the portion of the benefits that is not considered disability benefits, which shall remain subject to enforcement for child or spousal support, pursuant to federal law.

 

     Two concerned individuals provided testimony opposing this measure.  The Office of Veterans Services; National Association for Uniformed Services Hawaii Chapter; and a concerned individual provided comments on this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended the measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2030, to allow for further discussion; and

 

     (2)  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. 805, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 805, H.D. 2.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair