CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE REP. NO. 62
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2021
RE: S.B. No. 1387
S.D. 1
H.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2021
State of Hawaii
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2021
State of Hawaii
Sirs:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1387, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MICROCHIP IDENTIFICATION,"
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 require dog and cat owners to microchip their pets.
Your Committee on Conference finds that microchips are the safest, most accessible, and most affordable identification tool for pet owners. Microchipping is an affordable way to locate a missing pet as it bypasses the need for animal control, thereby eliminating the cost of intake and boarding of lost pets at the expense of taxpayers. This measure will ensure that lost pets are returned to their owners in a timely and safe manner by requiring certain dogs and cats to be microchipped.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by inserting an effective date of January 1, 2022.
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 S.B. No. 1387, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1387, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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____________________________ MARK J. HASHEM Co-Chair |
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____________________________ KARL RHOADS Chair |
____________________________ AARON LING JOHANSON Co-Chair |
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