CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 109-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2354

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2354, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE INCOME CHECK-OFF,"

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 bill is to provide taxpayers with an opportunity to increase their support of the Hawaii State Public Library System. Specifically, this bill changes the amount of the authorized income tax check-off to the libraries special fund that may be designated from a person's income tax refund as follows:

(1) For an individual taxpayer, changing the amount from $2 to an unspecified amount; and

(2) For taxpayers filing a joint return, changing the amount from $4 to an unspecified amount.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1) Increasing the amount of the authorized income tax check-off to the libraries special fund that may be designated from a person's income tax refund as follows:

(A) For an individual taxpayer, increasing the amount from $2 to $5; and

(B) For taxpayers filing a joint return, increasing the amount from $4 to $10; and

(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2018.

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. 2354, 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. 2354, 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

____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Chair	____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON Co-Chair
____________________________ BRICKWOOD GALUTERIA Co-Chair	____________________________ CHRIS TODD Co-Chair