CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 49

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

 

RE:    S.B. No. 997

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

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. 997, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT,"

 

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 update Hawaii's Uniform Controlled Substances Act by adding several new substances scheduled in the federal controlled substances law or emergency scheduled by the Department of Public Safety.

 

     Your Committee on Conference finds that this measure makes Hawaii's Uniform Controlled Substances Act under chapter 329, Hawaii Revised Statutes, consistent with changes to federal law and emergency scheduling by the Department of Public Safety.  Your Committee on Conference further finds that the updates made in this measure to Hawaii's Uniform Controlled Substances Act will benefit public health and safety.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Making it effective upon its approval; and

 

     (2)  Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

 

     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. 997, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 997, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

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DELLA AU BELATTI

Co-Chair

 

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ROSALYN H. BAKER

Chair

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO

Co-Chair

 

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GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN

Co-Chair