CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 49-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.B. No. 2472

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

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. 2472, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, 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 make permanent the provisions of Act 292, Session Laws of Hawaii 2001, to allow the continued sale of the syringes for the prevention of disease.

Your Committee on Conference finds that this measure will keep in effect a law that helps prevent the transmission of blood-borne diseases.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by making technical and nonsubstantive changes for purposes of style and clarity.

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. 2472, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2472, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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ROSALYN BAKER, Co-Chair

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DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Co-Chair

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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair

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ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Co-Chair