CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 95

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 451

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

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. 451, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS,"

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) Amend Act 125, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, to extend the time to expend appropriations for the establishment of a pilot visitation and family resource center at Waiawa Correctional Facility on Oahu;

(2) Make conforming amendments related to the establishment of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; and

(3) Appropriate additional funds to implement the pilot visitation and family resource center at Waiawa Correctional Facility.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Restoring the appropriation amounts of $305,000 and $115,000, respectively, in Act 125, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022;

(2) Deleting language that would have appropriated funds to operate the pilot visitation and family resource center at Waiawa Correctional Facility;

(3) Deleting language that would have appropriated funds for additional improvements required by the pilot visitation and family resource center at Waiawa Correctional Facility;

(4) Changing the effective date to June 29, 2023; 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. 451, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 451, H.D. 1, 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

____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Chair	____________________________ MARK J. HASHEM Co-Chair
____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Co-Chair	____________________________ CORY CHUN Co-Chair