CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 177

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 157

H.D. 1

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. 157, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING,"

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) Expand the types of employee information government agencies are required to disclose, upon written request, to employees' exclusive representatives; and

(2) Require that information regarding new hire employees under collective bargaining disclosure requirements be provided to the appropriate exclusive representatives within an unspecified number of payroll periods.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Requiring that information regarding new hire employees under collective bargaining disclosure requirements be provided to the appropriate exclusive representatives within two payroll periods;

(2) Changing the effective date to October 1, 2019; and

(3) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for 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. 157, 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. 157, 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

____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI Chair	____________________________ AARON LING JOHANSON Co-Chair
____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair	____________________________ STACELYNN K. M. ELI Co-Chair