CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 147-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2018

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1932

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

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. 1932, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMERGENCY RULES BY AGENCIES,"

 

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:

 

     (1)  Authorize state and county agencies to adopt emergency rules to account for changes in controlling and superseding federal legislation or federal or state court decisions, subject to requirements for thirty days notice and public hearing; and

 

     (2)  Specify that such emergency rules shall be effective until the Legislature has passed legislation relating to the subject matter of the emergency rule and the legislation has either been enacted or vetoed by the Governor.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Specifying that an emergency rule adopted pursuant to this measure shall be effective until no later than adjournment sine die of the next regular legislative session following adoption of the emergency rule;

 

     (2)  Changing its effective date to upon approval; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments to distinguish emergency rules adopted pursuant to this measure due to changes in controlling and superseding law from emergency rules adopted pursuant to existing statutory authority due to imminent peril to the public health, safety, or morals, or to livestock or poultry health.

 

     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. 1932, 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. 1932, 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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DONNA MERCADO KIM

Chair

 

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AARON LING JOHANSON

Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI

Co-Chair

 

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DANIEL HOLT

Co-Chair