CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 64

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 978

H.D. 2

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. 978, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PURCHASES OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 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 amend the procurement laws relating to the purchase of health and human services by:

(1) Clarifying the requirements for health and human services treatment services purchased by the State;

(2) Transferring certain duties from the Administrator of the State Procurement Office to the heads of health and human services purchasing agencies; and

(3) Changing the small purchase threshold for health and human services from less than $25,000 to an amount less than the threshold established in section 103D-305(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes, for goods and services.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to upon approval; and

(2) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment 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. 978, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 978, H.D. 2, 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
____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA Co-Chair	____________________________ JACKSON D. SAYAMA Co-Chair
____________________________ SHARON MORIWAKI Co-Chair	____________________________ ANDREW GARRETT Co-Chair