CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 136

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1307

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

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. 1307, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AN OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS,"

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 require the Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) to submit a report to the Legislature regarding the existing administrative hearings process in the State and the potential for a centralized office of administrative hearings. The report must include:

(1) Statistical, non-confidential information from 2018 from all state departments and agencies that conduct or delegate contested case hearings, which must be provided to LRB by August 1, 2019; and

(2) Research on centralized administrative hearings offices in other jurisdictions.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2019; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

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. 1307, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1307, 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

____________________________ LAURA H. THIELEN Chair	____________________________ CHRIS LEE Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair	____________________________ SCOT Z. MATAYOSHI Co-Chair
____________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ Co-Chair