CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.108

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 160

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 160, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FRAUDULENT CLAIMS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this bill is to establish a fraudulent claims law to allow qui tam or fraudulent claim actions to be brought on behalf of the counties in the same manner as the Hawaii False Claims Act for actions brought on behalf of the State.

Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this bill to:

(1) Delete the unspecified cap on the amount that the court may assess against a violator; and

(2) Add "county attorney", which is the name of the entity for the County of Kauai, to all references to corporation counsel.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 160, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 160, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair

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BLAKE K. OSHIRO, Co-Chair

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BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair

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SCOTT K. SAIKI, Co-Chair