CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 45-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2016

RE:    S.B. No. 2673

       S.D. 2

       H.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2673, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRAVEL AGENCIES,"

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 require a travel agency that sells activities individually or as part of a tour package to register with the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs as an activity desk.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that travel agencies may also function as activity desks when the travel agencies sell or arrange activities furnished by an activity provider for travelers.  However, these travel agencies are not currently required to register as an activity desk.  Accordingly, this measure requires travel agencies that sell activities individually or as part of a tour package to register as an activity desk, which will ensure better protection for those consumers who purchase activities from travel agencies.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2016.

     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. 2673, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2673, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ TOM BROWER, Co-Chair	____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH, Chair
____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Co-Chair	____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair