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

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

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JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA

Chair

 

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IKAIKA OLDS

Co-Chair

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SHARON MORIWAKI

Co-Chair

 

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DEE MORIKAWA

Co-Chair