CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 69-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1837

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. 1837, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING,"

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 establish a working group on affordable housing that meets annually to discuss opportunities to reduce zoning, regulatory, and statutory barriers to affordable housing development.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Specifying that the working group established by this measure is a statewide working group on affordable housing;

(2) Expanding the composition of the working group;

(3) Adding an appropriation of $100,000 to support the statewide working group, including one full-time equivalent position;

(4) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2022; and

(5) 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. 1837, 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. 1837, 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

____________________________ STANLEY CHANG Chair	____________________________ NADINE K. NAKAMURA Co-Chair
____________________________ SHARON MORIWAKI Co-Chair	____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair
____________________________ BENNETTE MISALUCHA Co-Chair	____________________________ AARON LING JOHANSON Co-Chair
	____________________________ GREGGOR ILAGAN Co-Chair