Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

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 amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1115, S.D. 1, entitled:

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 provide that in civil proceedings, a paid bill for goods or services is admissible to prove, without the testimony of the provider, that the bill is authentic, and that the charges of the provider are fair and reasonable.

Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference amended this bill by adopting the suggestion of the Judiciary's Evidence Committee to effectuate the bill's purpose by adding a new subsection to Rule 303 of Chapter 626-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes. As amended, the bill provides that a paid bill for goods or services is presumed to be authentic and to embody fair and reasonable charges for the itemized goods or services.

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. 1115, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1115, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.