CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 131

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: S.B. No. 222

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

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. 222, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES,"

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, beginning July 1, 2022, require the Comptroller's annual report to the Governor and Legislature to include a list of all accounts closed by the Comptroller during the immediately preceding fiscal year and a list of accounts that remain open but that are serving a lapsed program or initiative.

Your Committee on Conference finds that although the Department of Accounting and General Services reports on closed accounts, departments do not always report accounts that are open but inactive and are serving lapsed funds.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by making it effective upon its approval.

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. 222, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 222, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY Co-Chair	____________________________ SHARON MORIWAKI Chair
____________________________ TINA WILDBERGER Co-Chair	____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Co-Chair