Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

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. 1465, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, 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 make it more convenient for Hawaii consumers to purchase wine by:

Your Committee on Conference finds that permit requirements can make it difficult for consumers to ship wine, because shippers may be reluctant to accept shipments if they may be held responsible for ensuring that the recipients have obtained proper permits. This measure removes the permit requirement for these consumers.

Your Committee on Conference also finds that a reasonable increase in the number of cases of wine permitted to be shipped pursuant to the reciprocal shipping law will not detract from local sales.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by making this bill effective upon its approval.

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. 1465, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1465, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.