CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 164

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 763

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. 763, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ADVERTISING AND MARKETING,"

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 require the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, to conduct a study to assess the impact of companies selling products in the United States using place-based marketing without any material ties to the State and appropriate funds for the study.

Your Committee on Conference finds that a study is needed to assess the impacts of companies selling products in the United States using place-based marketing without any material ties to the State, so as to enable the State to protect itself from economic exploitation and protect consumers against dishonest or misleading marketing.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Specifying an appropriation amount of $150,000;

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

(3) 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. 763, 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. 763, 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

____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY Co-Chair	____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Chair
____________________________ RICHARD P. CREAGAN Co-Chair	____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Co-Chair
____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair	____________________________ GIL RIVIERE Co-Chair