CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 108

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2023

 

RE:    H.B. No. 933

       H.D. 2

       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. 933, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PRINT DISABILITIES,"

 

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 appropriate funds to the Public Utilities Commission to provide free telecommunications access to certain information for individuals with a print disability.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Inserting an appropriation amount of $150,000 to provide free telecommunications access to certain information for persons with a print disability;

 

     (2)  Adding the requisite information for making an appropriation in excess of the general fund expenditure ceiling pursuant to article VII, section 9, of the Hawaii State Constitution and sections 37-91 and 37-93, Hawaii Revised Statutes;

 

     (3)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2023; and

 

     (4)  Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for 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. 933, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 933, H.D. 2, 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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JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE

Chair

 

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AMY A. PERRUSO

Co-Chair

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CHRIS LEE

Co-Chair

 

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JACKSON D. SAYAMA

Co-Chair

 

 

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BERTRAND KOBAYASHI

Co-Chair