CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 254-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 2466

H.D. 2

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. 2466, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TARO,"

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 provide a general excise tax exemption for the gross proceeds or income received from the sale of any product resulting from the cultivation and production of unprocessed taro in the State.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Making it effective upon its approval; and

(2) Repealing the measure on June 30, 2027.

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. 2466, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2466, H.D. 2, 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

____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Chair	____________________________ AMY A. PERRUSO Co-Chair
____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Co-Chair	____________________________ SEAN QUINLAN Co-Chair
	____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE Co-Chair