CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 47

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   S.B. No. 1128
                                  S.D. 2
                                  H.D. 1
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives
in S.B. No. 1128, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE," 

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 increase fines for the
violations of the insurance code, and conform disclosure
requirements for health insurance policies issued by mutual
benefit societies and health maintenance organizations with the
disclosure requirements for policies issued under chapter
431:10A, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS).  The measure also
requires that fraternal benefit societies be licensed in
accordance with provisions governing solicitors in chapter 431,
article 9, HRS.  

     Your Committee on Conference, upon further consideration,
has amended S.B. No. 1128, S.D. 2, H.D. 1 to:

 
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     (1)  Clarify the scope of authority of the chief deputy
          insurance commissioner; and

     (2)  Make non-substantive, technical amendments.

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of S.B. No. 1128, 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. 1128, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
            HOUSE                             SENATE
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
ALEXANDER C. SANTIAGO, Co-         BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair
Chair                              
                                   
                                   
                                   ______________________________
______________________________     BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair
RON MENOR, Co-Chair                
                                   
                                   
                                   ______________________________
______________________________     CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair
BRIAN Y. YAMANE, Co-Chair          
                                   
                                   
                                   ______________________________
______________________________     ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair
LEI AHU ISA, Member                
                                   
                                   
                                   ______________________________
______________________________     WHITNEY T. ANDERSON, Member
GALEN FOX, Member


 
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