CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 146

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 964

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

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. 964, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CERTIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS,"

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 a fee, to be assessed by the Lieutenant Governor, for the issuance of apostilles or non-apostille certifications;

(2) Establish the Apostilles and Certifications Special Fund; and

(3) Appropriate monies from the general fund into the Apostilles and Certifications Special Fund and authorize an appropriation out of the Apostilles and Certifications Special Fund for operational expenses.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting a general fund appropriation of $10,000 to the Apostilles and Certifications Special Fund for fiscal year 2023-2024;

(2) Removing the appropriation for an unspecified amount out of the Apostilles and Certifications Special Fund;

(3) Adding the requisite information for making an appropriation in excess of the general fund expenditure ceiling pursuant to article VII, section 9, of the Hawaii State Constitution and sections 37-91 and 37-93, Hawaii Revised Statutes;

(4) Changing the effective date to January 1, 2024; and

(5) 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. 964, 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. 964, 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

____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY Chair	____________________________ SCOT Z. MATAYOSHI Co-Chair
____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair	____________________________ ANDREW GARRETT Co-Chair