CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. 63

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.B. No. 1395

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

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. 1395, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF OBSOLETE TAX LAWS,"

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 amend or repeal obsolete tax laws.

Your Committee finds that this housekeeping bill will allow the Department of Taxation to administer the state tax laws more efficiently and provide better service to Hawaii's taxpayers.

Your Committee has amended the bill by:

(1) Repealing section 235-16, Hawaii Revised Statutes, in its entirety (section 9 of the bill) as functus instead of only amending subsection (a) of that section;

(2) Retaining and deleting the references to section 237-13(3) and 237-13(2), Hawaii Revised Statutes, respectively, under section 238-2.3, Hawaii Revised Statutes (section 6 of the bill);

(3) Repealing section 248-2.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, in its entirety (section 14 of the bill) as functus instead of only amending subsection (b) of that section; and

(4) Renumbering the section numbers accordingly.

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 S.B. No. 1395, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1395, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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BERTHA C. KAWAKAMI, Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair