CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 71-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1752

H.D. 3

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

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. 1752, H.D. 3, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING,"

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:

(1) Establish the Housing Choice Voucher Landlord Incentive Program to provide incentives for landlords participating in the Tenant—Based Assistance Housing Choice Voucher Program under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and appropriate funds for the cost of the incentives;

(2) Require the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to adopt or amend rules that require inspections of leased dwelling units under the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program within fifteen days after receipt of an owner's or landlord's inspection request; and

(3) Establish and appropriate funds for positions within the Hawaii Public Housing Authority for inspections and other aspects of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Appropriating $1,450,000 for the cost of incentives for landlords who participate in the Tenant-Based Assistance Housing Choice Voucher Program;

(2) Requiring the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to adopt or amend rules no later than July 1, 2023;

(3) Appropriating $50,000 for two full-time equivalent permanent housing quality standards inspector II positions within the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to facilitate, coordinate, and monitor inspections of dwelling units that are the subject of Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program applications;

(4) Deleting the unspecified appropriation for three full-time equivalent permanent public housing specialist II positions;

(5) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2022; and

(6) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments 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. 1752, H.D. 3, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1752, H.D. 3, 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

____________________________ STANLEY CHANG Chair	____________________________ NADINE K. NAKAMURA Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair	____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair
____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair	____________________________ GREGGOR ILAGAN Co-Chair