CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 130

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2009

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1504

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir and Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1504, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO 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 bill is to establish the Hawaii Health Authority to develop a comprehensive plan to provide universal health care in Hawaii.

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

(1)  Appropriating from the state health planning and development special fund $50,000 for fiscal year 2009-2010;

 

(2)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2009; and

 

(3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     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. 1504, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1504, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, 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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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Co-Chair

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair

 

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ROBERT N. HERKES, Co-Chair

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SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Co-Chair

 

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SCOTT NISHIMOTO, Co-Chair