CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 101

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

RE:    H.B. No. 536

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 536, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING,"

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 allow the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to refuse to select any applicant for, or terminate the tenancy of an individual residing in, state low-income housing if the applicant, tenant, or a household member owns or acquires a home within the State.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Specifying that parents of disabled veterans shall not use the veteran status of their adult child as a basis for a housing or tenant preference;

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

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of 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. 536, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 536, H.D. 1, 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

____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair	____________________________ RIDA T.R. CABANILLA, Co-Chair
____________________________ RONALD D. KOUCHI, Co-Chair	____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Co-Chair