CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 35

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.B. No. 723

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

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. 723, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PANDEMIC RESPONSE,"

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 appropriate funds to purchase and distribute personal protective equipment and industrial hygiene products to hospitals, childcare facilities, elderly care facilities, businesses, nonprofits, schools, and state departments and attached agencies.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Reverting to the S.D. 1 version, which amends Act 9, Session Laws of Hawaii 2020, to authorize the use of funds received from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act for the purchase and distribution of personal protective equipment and industrial hygiene products to state departments and attached agencies, in addition to other organizations; and

(2) 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. 723, 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. 723, 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

____________________________ JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE Chair	____________________________ LINDA ICHIYAMA Co-Chair
____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair	____________________________ SEAN QUINLAN Co-Chair
	____________________________ STACELYNN K. M. ELI Co-Chair