CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
H.D. 1
S.D. 2
C.D. 1
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
President of the Senate
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
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. 646, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE SALE OF STERILE SYRINGES FOR THE PREVENTION OF DISEASE,"
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 decriminalize the sale of sterile syringes to persons who may use them for the injection of illicit drugs.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Adding language which requires the Director of Health to:
(a) Develop and implement a plan to dispose of used syringes received from the public;
(b) Develop and implement a tracking system for syringe purchases; and
(c) Submit a report to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2002 on the status of the disposal and tracking system;
(2) Changing the effective date to upon its approval; provided that the new statutory section takes effect on July 1, 2002 and is repealed on July 1, 2004; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, style, and conformity.
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. 646, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 646, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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DAVID M. MATSUURA, Chair |
DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair |
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RON MENOR, Chair |
ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair |