STAND. COM. REP. NO.  262

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1458

      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 Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 1458 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to assist more households that are at risk of becoming homeless because of narrow affordability gaps between income and housing costs by appropriating $3,000,000 to the State Rent Supplement Program.

 

     The Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii submitted testimony in support of this measure.  The Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness and Hawaii Public Housing Authority offered comments on this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

(1)  Changing the appropriation amount to an unspecified amount;

 

(2)  Changing its effective date to January 1, 2050, to promote 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 Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1458, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1458, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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TOM BROWER, Chair