CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.84
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 1235
H.D. 1
S.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
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. 1235, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRAVEL ALLOWANCES,"
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 enable legislators to carry out their constitutional mandate and statutory duties, providing a key linkage between their diverse constituencies and state policy, representing both their own constituents and all the people of the state. It is the legislators who develop state policies and strategies, oversee state agencies, provide services to the citizens of the state, and establish a forum for representation. To support legislators in accomplishing their duties, this bill provides travel allowances that reflect the increased cost of living by increasing the allowances of:
(1) Neighbor island legislators during the legislative session;
(2) Oahu legislators traveling to a neighbor island for legislative business during the legislative session;
(3) All legislators on their respective island of legal residence for legislative business, when a session of the Legislature is recessed for more than three days or during the interim; and
(4) All legislators traveling out-of-state on official legislative business.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
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. 1235, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1235, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair |
____________________________ DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair |
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