CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 34-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 3365

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 3365, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PLANT CARE COMPONENTS,"

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) Require the Department of Agriculture to certify treatments performed in the State on plant care components; and

(2) Place certain restrictions on the distribution or transportation of plant care components without prior treatment certification from the Department of Agriculture.

Your Committee on Conference finds that pests and other invasive species can enter and spread throughout the State by infesting plant care components, such as wood chips and filter socks. Your Committee on Conference further finds that properly treating plant care components before they are distributed or transported within and from the State will help prevent the introduction and spread of these invasive species. This measure provides the Department of Agriculture with another method to further protect the agricultural industry and delicate ecosystems of the State from pests and other invasive species.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by inserting an effective date of July 1, 2024.

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 S.B. No. 3365, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3365, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ CEDRIC ASUEGA GATES Co-Chair	____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Chair
____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA Co-Chair	____________________________ LYNN DECOITE Co-Chair
____________________________ RACHELE LAMOSAO Co-Chair