CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE REP. NO. 14
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2019
RE: S.B. No. 1263
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirtieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2019
State of Hawaii
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirtieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2019
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. 1263, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, 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 make it consistent with the
federal controlled substances law by:
(1) Including in Schedule V a controlled substance used to treat certain childhood-onset epilepsy patients; and
(2) Updating section 329-38(i), Hawaii Revised Statutes, to allow the use of either words or figures to indicate quantity on electronic prescriptions.
Your Committee on Conference finds that this measure conforms Hawaii's Uniform Controlled
Substances Act to federal law and regulations, thereby expanding the number of drugs
available to physicians to treat certain childhood-onset epilepsy patients and reducing
barriers to electronic prescription use in the State.
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. 1263, 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. 1263, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO Co-Chair |
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____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER Chair |
____________________________ CHRIS LEE Co-Chair |
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