CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 17

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2023

 

RE:    H.B. No. 692

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

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. 692, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PESTICIDES,"

 

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 establish minimum administrative penalties and increase maximum administrative and criminal penalties for violators of the Hawaii Pesticides Law.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Deleting the proposed minimum administrative penalties; and

 

     (2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2023.

 

     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. 692, 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. 692, 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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MIKE GABBARD

Chair

 

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CEDRIC ASUEGA GATES

Co-Chair

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KARL RHOADS

Co-Chair

 

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DAVID A. TARNAS

Co-Chair