CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 96-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 1902

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

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. 1902, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT,"

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) Clarify that the Governor's and mayors' emergency management powers must be consistent with the Hawaii State Constitution;

(2) Clarify the scope of the comprehensive emergency management plan;

(3) Clarify the powers of the Governor and mayors to extend or terminate a state of emergency or local state of emergency, respectively;

(4) Shorten the duration of price control periods from ninety-six hours to seventy-two hours in a state of emergency or local state of emergency; and

(5) Amend emergency management law regarding tenants, mortgagors, consumers, and residents for certain periods of time after the issuance of a state of emergency or local state of emergency.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Reverting to the H.D. 1, thereby deleting part II, pertaining to tenants, mortgagors, consumers, and residents for certain periods of time after the issuance of a state of emergency or local state of emergency;

(2) Changing its effective date to upon its approval; and

(3) 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. 1902, 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. 1902, 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

____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Chair	____________________________ LINDA ICHIYAMA Co-Chair
____________________________ JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE Co-Chair	____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair	____________________________ MAHINA POEPOE Co-Chair