CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 9-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 137

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 137, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LIQUOR,"

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) Remove the authority of county liquor commissions to investigate violations of the liquor tax law and require that such violations be referred to the Director of Taxation for investigation;

(2) Require applications for liquor licenses to be notarized, rather than verified by oath; and

(3) Repeal the requirement that investigative reports to the county liquor commissions include whether an applicant is a fit and proper person for licensure and any and all matters that are relevant to the application or license in the judgment of the investigator.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to January 1, 2023; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

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 H.B. No. 137, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 137, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER Chair	____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair	____________________________ CHRIS TODD Co-Chair
____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair