STAND. COM. REP. NO.  703-14

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1889

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1889, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO A HOMELESS PERSON'S BILL OF RIGHTS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to guarantee that the rights, privacy, and property of homeless individuals are protected under the laws of this State by establishing a Homeless Person's Bill of Rights.

 

     The Pacific Alliance to Stop Slavery; Hookipa Network; and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.  A concerned individual testified in opposition to this measure.  Hawaii Civil Rights Commission and IMUAlliance commented on this measure.  

 

     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. 1889, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair