CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 5-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 1916

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

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. 1916, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN PUBLIC SERVANTS,"

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 prohibit, upon written request from certain public servants or their representative, any government agency, person, or organization from making certain personal information publicly available on the Internet.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying the exception for the disclosure of protected personal information to allow recorded instruments affecting title to real property or property tax records to be provided to, or by, title insurers, underwritten title companies, licensed title insurance producers, or title plant companies; and

(2) 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. 1916, 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. 1916, 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

____________________________ KARL RHOADS Chair	____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair
	____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA Co-Chair