CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 117-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2014

RE:    H.B. No. 1288

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

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. 1288, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ORDER OF SUCCESSION,"

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 address the order of succession to the office of the Lieutenant Governor by:

     (1)  Maintaining succession to, first, the Senate President followed by the House Speaker, when the office of the Lieutenant Governor becomes vacant, provided that the individual meets the new qualification of being of the same political party as the Governor;

(2)  Authorizing the Governor to appoint a Lieutenant Governor, who is a member of the same political party as the Governor and otherwise qualified under the Hawaii State Constitution, in the absence of a qualified successor when the office of the Lieutenant Governor becomes vacant; and

     (3)  Clarifying the order of succession when the Lieutenant Governor is temporarily absent from the State or is temporarily disabled.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Making it effective upon its 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. 1288, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1288, H.D. 1, 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	____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Co-Chair
_________________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN, Co-Chair	____________________________ SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Co-Chair