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HI SB2345

Bill

Status

Passed

7/3/2014

Primary Sponsor

Donna Kim

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Origin

Senate

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $50,000 from general revenues for fiscal year 2014-2015 to the office of the securities commissioner for educational outreach targeted at kupuna (Hawaiian elders).

  • Directs the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to base the educational program on existing investor education models, with particular focus on indexed annuities, life-settlement annuities, variable annuities, and Ponzi schemes.

  • Addresses the legislature's finding that elderly citizens in Hawaii face elevated risk of investment fraud, with the state's aging population growing faster than the national average.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2014.

Legislative Description

Office of the Securities Commissioner; Investor Education Program; Kupuna; Appropriation ($)

Last Action

Act 152, 6/30/2014 (Gov. Msg. No. 1255).

7/3/2014

Committee Referrals

Finance3/21/2014
Consumer Protection & Commerce3/6/2014
Ways and Means2/14/2014
Human Services1/21/2014

Full Bill Text

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