CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.79
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 320
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. 320, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS,"
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 amend the financial interest disclosure law to:
(1) Require the filing of a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of separation from state government if a prior financial disclosure statement was not filed within the 180 days preceding the date of separation;
(2) Specify that the requirements of the financial interest disclosure law apply to:
(A) The directors, executive directors, and executive secretaries of state agencies or departments;
(B) The directors of the Legislature's service agencies; and
(C) Members of a state board or commission that has the authority to render declaratory rulings or hold contested case hearings;
(3) Exempt from disclosure the street address and tax map key number of the filer's residence;
(4) Make all financial disclosure statements filed with the Ethics Commission (Commission) public records available for inspection and duplication; and
(5) Require disclosures of business and real property interests held outside of the state.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:
(1) Clarifying that a financial disclosure statement is required to be filed within 30 days of separation from a state position, rather than separation from state government, if a prior statement for the position was not filed within 180 days preceding the date of separation;
(2) Deleting the provisions described in paragraphs (2) and (4) above; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity 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. 320, 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. 320, 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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____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair |
____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Chair |
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