CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. -0 187-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: S.B. No. 2133
S.D. 2
H.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
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. 2133, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"
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 protect the health and well-being of the residents of Hawaii by establishing a Hawaii Health Authority and a youth suicide early intervention and prevention program and restricting the use of mercury-containing vaccines.
Your Committee has amended this bill by deleting all sections relating to the Hawaii Health Authority and the youth suicide early intervention and prevention program.
Your Committee upon further consideration amended the bill by:
(1) Establishing the Hawaii health commission and appropriating $200,000 for operating expenses;
(2) Changing the effective date by including a sunset date of June 30, 2009; and
(3) Making technical, non-substantive changes for purposes of 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 S.B. No. 2133, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2133, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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____________________________ DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair |
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____________________________ BLAKE K. OSHIRO, Co-Chair |
____________________________ SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ SCOTT NISHIMOTO, Co-Chair |
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