CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 28

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    S.B. No. 948

       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. 948, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO GOVERNMENTAL RETENTION OF ATTORNEYS,"

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 authorize the Division of Financial Institutions of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to employ or retain an attorney to represent or provide legal services for the Division or State on any matter rather than only mortgage loan recovery fund actions.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that existing law allows the Division of Financial Institutions of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to employ and retain attorneys only for actions involving the mortgage loan recovery fund.  However, a majority of the Division's need for attorney assistance is outside the scope of what the law permits.  This measure will assist in increasing the Division's efficiency and streamlining its regulatory processes.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the effective date to upon approval.

     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. 948, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 948, 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	____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Chair
____________________________ DANIEL HOLT Co-Chair	____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER Co-Chair
____________________________ JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE Co-Chair	____________________________ GIL RIVIERE Co-Chair