CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 67

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    S.B. No. 947

       S.D. 2

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

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. 947, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CITATIONS FOR BEAUTY CULTURE VIOLATIONS,"

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:

     (1)  Authorize the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to issue a citation for specific violations of beauty culture laws by licensees and permittees; and

     (2)  Establish a process for licensees and permittees in violation of beauty culture laws to contest the citation for the assessment of fines for each violation.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that this measure expedites the Regulated Industries Complaints Office's enforcement of certain technical violations of the beauty culture laws and promotes swift compliance by licensees and permittees.  Your Committee on Conference further finds that the citation process established by this measure also enables the Regulated Industries Complaints Office's staff to concentrate their efforts and resources on more serious violations.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2017.

     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. 947, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 947, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ TAKASHI OHNO Co-Chair	____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER Chair
____________________________ ROY M. TAKUMI Co-Chair	____________________________ BRICKWOOD GALUTERIA Co-Chair
____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA Co-Chair
____________________________ ISAAC W. CHOY Co-Chair