CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 209-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1600

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. 1600, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, 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 appropriate supplemental funds for the operating costs of the executive branch for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2023.

Your Committee on Conference has approved a Conference Draft of the executive budget that appropriates $15,719,399,902 in all funds, inclusive of $7,427,150,769 in general funds, for fiscal year 2021-2022 and $16,979,432,863 in all funds, inclusive of $8,729,630,979 in general funds, for fiscal year 2022-2023.

	Fiscal Year 2021-2022		Fiscal Year 2022-2023
	All Funds	General Funds	All Funds	General Funds
Executive Budget Act 88, SLH 2021	15,740,768,928	7,424,917,404	15,106,494,229	7,501,192,761
Net Change	-21,369,026	2,233,365	1,872,938,634	1,228,438,218
Total Appropriation	15,719,399,902	7,427,150,769	16,979,432,863	8,729,630,979

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. 1600, 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. 1600, 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

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