CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 2-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: H.B. No. 1012

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

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. 1012, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 6, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO CHANGE THE ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE SENATE OR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,"

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 propose a constitutional amendment to require that candidates for senator and representative must live in the district they wish to represent prior to filing nomination papers and must remain in the district from the date of the filing through their terms of office, if elected, with an exception when reapportionment has occurred.

Your Committee has made technical, nonsubstantive amendments to this bill to ensure a smooth transition following future reapportionments.

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. 1012, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1012, 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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BRIAN KANNO, Chair

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NATHAN SUZUKI, Co-Chair

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ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Co-Chair

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WILLIE C. ESPERO, Co-Chair