CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 23

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2007

RE:    S.B. No. 188

       S.D. 2

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Madam and 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. 188, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ACT,"

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 the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act by:

     (1)  Requiring a small business impact statement to be submitted to the Small Business Regulatory Review Board (Board) as early as possible in the review process;

     (2)  Requiring the Board to notify a small business that they may complain to the Ombudsman if the decision is to uphold an agency rule;

     (3)  Expanding Board duties to include review of any proposed new or amended rule; and

     (4)  Making housekeeping amendments.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the effective date from July 1, 2050 to upon approval.

     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. 188, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 188, S.D. 2, 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

____________________________ KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Co-Chair	____________________________ CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair
____________________________ ROBERT N. HERKES, Co-Chair	____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair
____________________________ TOMMY WATERS, Co-Chair