CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 85-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2691

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. 2691, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BOARD MEETINGS,"

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 allow boards, under the State's Sunshine Law, to provide a copy of the public notice of a meeting to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor or appropriate county clerk's office via electronic mail.

Your Committee on Conference finds that email is a common form of communication that is expedient and efficient and is widely used by public agencies and boards throughout the State. Allowing boards to provide required notice of public meetings via email will increase efficiency by reducing administrative costs.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the 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 S.B. No. 2691, 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. 2691, 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

____________________________ AARON LING JOHANSON Co-Chair	____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI Chair
____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA Co-Chair