CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 114

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

 

RE:    H.B. No. 424

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

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. 424, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TIMESHARE CONVEYANCES,"

 

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 authorize the Governor to appoint commissioners of deeds to administer oaths, take acknowledgements, and take proofs of execution outside of the United States in connection with the execution of conveyance documents relating to time shares.

 

     This measure also:

 

     (1)  Requires commissioners of deeds to provide a written notice to each person whose signature is witnessed or acknowledged by the commissioner;

 

     (2)  Establishes bonding requirements, penalties, and liabilities for commissioners of deeds; and

 

     (3)  Appropriates unspecified funds for expenses incurred by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor related to administrative requirements for the commissioners of deeds program.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Specifying that the appropriation amount out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii shall be $60,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 for expenses incurred by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor related to establishing and administering the commissioners of deeds program;

 

     (2)  Specifying that this measure shall take effect on July 1, 2013; provided that the Governor shall appoint commissioners no later than July 1, 2014; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of 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. 424, 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. 424, 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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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair

 

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ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Co-Chair

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WILL ESPERO, Co-Chair

 

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Co-Chair