CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 90-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2008

 

RE:    H.B. No. 2366

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

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. 2366, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ORGAN DONOR REGISTRY,"

 

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 help save the lives of individuals in need of organ transplants by establishing a statewide organ donor registry (registry).

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by, among other things:

 

(1)  Mandating the Director of Health to contract for the establishment of a registry;

 

(2)  Specifically prohibiting the expenditure of state funds to finance the establishment of a registry;

 

(3)  Deleting provisions to appropriate state funds for the establishment of a registry;

 

(4)  Requiring the Director of Health to apply for a federal grant from the United States Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration to fund improvements to a registry; and

 

(5)  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. 2366, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2366, 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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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 

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JOSHUA B. GREEN, M.D., Co-Chair

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair

 

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JOHN MIZUNO, Co-Chair