STAND. COM. REP. NO.  2157

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2023

 

RE:   S.C.R. No. 131

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 131, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE REGULATED INDUSTRIES COMPLAINTS OFFICE TO REPORT THE ITEMIZED TOTAL AMOUNT OF FINES OR JUDGMENTS COLLECTED AND UNCOLLECTED EACH YEAR, FROM 1983 TO PRESENT, AND TO INCLUDE THAT INFORMATION IN THE DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS' ANNUAL COMPLIANCE RESOLUTION FUND REPORT,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to request that the Regulated Industries Complaints Office report the itemized total amount of fines or judgements collected and uncollected each year and to include that information in the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs' Annual Compliance Resolution Fund Report.

 

     The Regulated Industries Complaints Office offered comments.

 

Your Committee amended this measure by removing the 1983-present timeframe.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 131, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 131, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

 

 

 

 

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair