CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 55

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 290

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. 290, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT,"

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 amend the Uniform Controlled Substances Act to:

(1) Include a Schedule V controlled substance used to treat certain childhood-onset epilepsy patients;

(2) Allow for the use of either words or figures to indicate quantity on electronic prescriptions for controlled substances; and

(3) Authorize qualifying patients or qualifying out-of-state patients to transport medical cannabis between islands for their personal medical use.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting language that included in Schedule V a controlled substance used to treat certain childhood-onset epilepsy patients, and allowed for the use of either words or figures to indicate quantity on electronic prescriptions for controlled substances; 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. 290, 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. 290, 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

____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER Chair	____________________________ CHRIS LEE Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair