CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 122-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2612

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

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. 2612, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSES,"

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) Allow a social club granted federal tax-exempt status to sell wine from the social club's inventory to club members for off-premises consumption;

(2) Waive certain requirements for the issuance of class 10 special liquor licenses; and

(3) Enable class 10 special liquor licensees to auction off liquor in sealed or covered containers or services that provide liquor.

Your Committee on Conference finds that some nonprofit organizations have faced an extremely onerous process when attempting to obtain a special liquor license for a fundraising event, which can be unduly burdensome in time and money, as many of these nonprofit organizations operate on small budgets. This measure streamlines the special license process and reduces the burden on nonprofit organizations by waiving fees and other requirements for applicants for a class 10 special liquor license required for fundraising events. This measure also permits a tax-exempt social club to sell wine from the social club's inventory and clarifies the ability of a class 10 special liquor licensee to auction off liquor or services that provide liquor.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing its effective date to upon approval; and

(2) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

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. 2612, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2612, S.D. 1, 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

____________________________ SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO Co-Chair	____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER Chair
____________________________ TY J.K. CULLEN Co-Chair