CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 100

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2011

RE:    H.B. No. 838

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 1

       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. 838, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO REAPPORTIONMENT,"

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 allow the Reapportionment Commission to complete its work by:

     (1)  Funding five full-time, temporary positions in the Office of Elections to provide support to the Reapportionment Commission; and

     (2)  Providing funds for the functions of the Reapportionment Commission, Office of Elections, and the Elections Commission in regards to reapportionment.   

     Pursuant to the requirements set forth in Article VII, Section 9, of the Hawaii State Constitution, the Governor, in Governor's Message No. 103, requested immediate consideration and passage of this bill by the Legislature.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing its effective date to upon approval; and

     (2)  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. 838, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 838, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, 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	______________________________ GILBERT KEITH-AGARAN, Co-Chair
____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Co-Chair	______________________________ MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Co-Chair