CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.38-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: H.B. No. 2506

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2506, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VITAL STATISTICS,"

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 bill is to:

(1) Streamline and centralize the process for registering and recording vital events such as births, deaths, and marriages by allowing a designated representative of the Department of Health (DOH) in each county to process the records;

(2) Require DOH to ensure adequate security in safeguarding electronic records; and

(3) Increase the fee for permits issued by the Director of Health from $5 to $20. Fifty percent of the amount received from fees will be earmarked for the Vital Statistics Improvement Special Fund.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by removing the provision for electronic safeguards since DOH already has safeguards in place. Other technical, nonsubstantive amendments were made for purposes of style, consistency, and clarity.

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. 2506, 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. 2506, 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

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DAVID M. MATSUURA, Chair

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DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Co-Chair

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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair

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BERTHA C. KAWAKAMI, Co-Chair