CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 88

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2011

RE:    H.B. No. 1085

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1085, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES,"

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 State's controlled substances law.

     Specifically, this measure:

     (1)  Makes the Hawaii statutes on controlled substances consistent with federal laws on controlled substances;

     (2)  Adds substances of concern to the list of controlled substances that must be electronically reported to Hawaii's electronic prescription monitoring program; and

     (3)  Increases the fee for the registration certificate for qualifying patients for the medical use of marijuana.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Specifying that the fee charged for registration certificates to qualifying patients for the medical use of marijuana is not to exceed $35;

     (2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2011; and

     (3)  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. 1085, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1085, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Chair	____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Co-Chair
____________________________ MICHELLE KIDANI, Co-Chair	____________________________ GILBERT KEITH-AGARAN, Co-Chair
	____________________________ TY CULLEN, Co-Chair