CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 8

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   S.B. No. 528
                                  S.D. 2
                                  H.D. 1
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
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. 528, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:  

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

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 exempt health insurers,
mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations
that offer health insurance under federally-funded programs
pursuant to the Social Security Act from mandated health coverage
requirements. 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by
inserting an effective date of July 1, 1999. 

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of S.B. No. 528, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein,

 
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and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 528, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
            HOUSE                             SENATE
                                   
                                   
                                   
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RON MENOR, Co-Chair                BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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BOB NAKASONE, Co-Chair             BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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MARILYN B. LEE, Member             CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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NATHAN SUZUKI, Member              ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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GALEN FOX, Member                  SAM SLOM, Member


 
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