CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 82

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1009

       H.D. 3

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Sirs:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1009, H.D. 3, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE LANDLORD TENANT CODE,"

 

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 residence or occupancy in a structure or on a property directly controlled, owned, and managed by the Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA), including state low-income housing projects and elder or elderly housing under HPHA, from the requirements of the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

(1)  Clarifying that exemption for residence or occupancy in a structure or on a property from the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code applies to a structure or property directly controlled, owned, or managed by HPHA; and

 

(2)  Changing its effective date to upon its approval.

 

     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. 1009, H.D. 3, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1009, H.D. 3, 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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WILL ESPERO

Chair

 

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TOM BROWER

Co-Chair

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ROSALYN H. BAKER

Co-Chair

 

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ROY M. TAKUMI

Co-Chair