CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 17

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 25

S.D. 2

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. 25, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE,"

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) Amend various portions of the Hawaii Insurance Code under title 24, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to update and improve existing Insurance Code provisions; and

(2) Establish requirements for proposed name changes and use of a trade name or assumed name.

Your Committee on Conference finds that this measure is intended to update and improve various areas of the State's insurance laws. This measure modernizes provisions, removes antiquated systems, and benefits insurers and consumers by removing redundancy, time, and cost barriers.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

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

(2) Changing the sunset date for the provisions that allow the Insurance Division to create stopgap measures to implement the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Health Benefit Plan Network Access and Adequacy Model Act to July 1, 2024.

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. 25, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 25, S.D. 2, 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

____________________________ ROY M. TAKUMI Co-Chair	____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER Chair
____________________________ TROY N. HASHIMOTO Co-Chair