STAND. COM. REP. NO.  838

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 1258

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1258 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ACTIONS FOR FALSE CLAIMS TO THE STATE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure an increase in the State's share of recoveries in actions for false claims against the Medicaid program by bringing the State's false claims law into compliance with the federal requirement that state law provide a cause of action for persons who suffer retribution or discrimination from employers for reporting violations of the false claims law.

     The Department of the Attorney General testified in support of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1258 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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TOMMY WATERS, Chair