STAND. COM. REP. NO. w
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 1 8 2024
RE: H.C.R. No. 138
H. D. 1
S.D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Government Operations, to which was
referred H.C.R. No. 138, H.D. 1, entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE
REFERENCE BUREAU TO STUDY THE YEAR-ROUND LEGISLATURE MODELS
OF CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, AND WISCONSIN TO
CLARIFY THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN OPERATIONS WITH
RESPECT TO LEGISLATIVE SCHEDULES, OPERATIONAL COSTS,
LEGISLATIVE AND STAFF SALARIES, AND POLICIES REGARDING
OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the
Legislative Reference Bureau to:
(1) Study the year-round legislature models of California,
New York, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin to clarify the
similarities and differences in operations with respect
to legislative schedules, operational costs, legislative
and staff salaries, and policies regarding outside
employment; and
(2) Submit a report of its study, including findings,
recommendations, and any proposed legislation, to the
Legislature no later than forty-five days prior to the
convening of the Regular Session of 2025.
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Your Committee did not receive any testimony on this measure.
Your Committee finds that a regular session of the State's
legislature is limited to sixty days per year. Your Committee
further finds that a year-round legislative session could provide
lawmakers with increased opportunities to interact with their
constituents and stakeholders, enabling them to obtain a more
precise understanding of public opinion on various issues.
However, the costs associated with a year-long legislature,
including any financial burden to taxpayers, have not been studied
in depth. The study requested by this measure will provide
valuable information regarding the implementation of a year-round
legislature in the State.
Your Committee notes that S.C.R. No. 51, S.D. 1, Regular
Session of 2024 (S.C.R. No. 51, S.D. 1), which was previously
passed by the Senate, is a substantially similar measure that also
requests that the Legislative Reference Bureau conduct a study of
a continuous legislative session. Your Committee finds that the
language in S.C.R. No. 51, S.D. 1, is preferable because it
broadens the scope of the requested study to include the options
of extending the legislative session and adding additional recess
days.
Accordingly, your Committee has amended this measure by
deleting its contents and inserting the contents of S.C.R. No. 51,
S.D. 1, a substantially similar measure, which requests the
Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study of a continuous
legislative session, extending the legislative session, and adding
additional recess days.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Government Operations that is attached to this
report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
H.C.R. No. 138, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its
adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 138, H.D. 1,
S.D. 1.
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Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Government
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Government Operations
GVO
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
VrCA
The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to: ________________________________________________
The Recommendation is: /
Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye /I Aye (WR) Nay Excused
MCKELVEY. Angus L.K. (C)
GABBARD, Mike (VC)
SAN BUENAVENTURA, Joy A.
WAKAI, Glenn
AWA, Brenton
TOTAL
Recommendation: X
L< Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or De^neeX^ignature:
Distribution: Original Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/27/23