CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE REP. NO. 186
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2025
RE: H.B. No. 943
H.D. 1
S.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Madam and 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. 943, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS,"
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
expand existing crisis intervention programs by:
(1) Requiring and appropriating funds for the Department of Health to establish a Homeless Triage and Treatment Center Program within its Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division to serve homeless individuals and individuals at risk of homelessness with substance abuse issues or mental illness;
(2) Requiring
the Crisis Intervention and Diversion Services Program (Program) to redirect certain homeless persons to the
appropriate health care system and services;
(3) Authorizing
the Program to include intensive mobile outreach services; and
(4) Requiring appropriations for the Program to be used only for services contracted directly between the Department of Health and the service provider.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:
(1) Inserting an appropriation amount of $500,000 for the establishment of the Homeless Triage and Treatment Center Program;
(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2025; and
(3) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment 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. 943, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 943, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA Chair |
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____________________________ IKAIKA OLDS Co-Chair |
____________________________ SHARON MORIWAKI Co-Chair |
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____________________________ DEE MORIKAWA Co-Chair |