CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. 113

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.B. No. 1321

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1321, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH,"

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 measure is to make the mental health parity law permanent.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying the definition of "serious mental illness" by replacing "bipolar mood disorder" with "bipolar types I and II";

(2) Adding a conforming technical amendment to Act 243, Session Laws of Hawaii 2000, to remain consistent with the intent to make the mental health parity law permanent; and

(3) Adding language to the purpose section of this measure to reflect the amendments described herein.

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 S.B. No. 1321, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1321, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Co-Chair

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ROSALYN BAKER, Co-Chair

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KENNETH T. HIRAKI, Co-Chair

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RON MENOR, Co-Chair

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Co-Chair