CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 1-20

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2020

RE: S.B. No. 126

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

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. 126, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET,"

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 make an appropriation to the Office of the Governor.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Providing adjustments to the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020, the Judiciary Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020, and the Supplemental Improvements Act of 2020;

(2) Making changes to Senate Bill No. 75 S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and Senate Bill No. 3139 S.D. 1, H.D. 1, passed by the legislature on May 21, 2020;

(3) Deploying the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law 116-136, funds received by the State and transferred to the emergency and budget reserve fund;

(4) Appropriating balances in the emergency and budget reserve fund to support critical needs and services during the coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, pandemic; and

(5) Providing the Governor with access to amounts in the Hawaii hurricane relief fund to support critical needs and services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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. 126, 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. 126, 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

____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE Chair	____________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ Chair
	____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair