CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 105

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 1348

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. 1348, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY REVIEW BOARD,"

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 clarify the intent of the Small Business Regulatory Review Board's powers when reviewing state and county administrative rules and ordinances that impact small businesses and appropriate funds for the operations and administration of the Board.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the Small Business Regulatory Review Board (Board) protects small businesses in Hawaii and ensures that state or county agency rules that could impact small businesses are consistent with state laws and county ordinances. Your Committee on Conference also finds that it is important that the Board's purview is clearly understood by the small business community, state and county agencies, Hawaii business chambers, and trade organizations. This measure will help to clarify the Board's powers.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying that the Board may consider requests from small business owners for review of any rule proposed, amended, or adopted by a state agency;

(2) Clarifying that for requests regarding county rules, the Board may make recommendations to the county council or mayor;

(3) Removing the appropriation for operations and administration of the Board;

(4) Changing the effective date to upon approval; and

(5) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments 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. 1348, 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. 1348, 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

____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY Co-Chair	____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Chair
____________________________ CHRIS LEE Co-Chair	____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair
____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair	____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI Co-Chair