CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 117-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 2338

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

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. 2338, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TOXICOLOGY TESTING LABORATORY,"

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) Appropriate funds from the State Highway Fund to the Department of Health's State Drug and Alcohol Toxicology Testing Laboratory Special Fund for fiscal year 2022-2023; and

(2) Authorize the Department of Health to expend those funds for the establishment of the State Drug and Alcohol Toxicology Testing Laboratory.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an appropriation amount of $400,000 out of the State Highway Fund and into the Department of Health's State Drug and Alcohol Toxicology Testing Laboratory Special Fund for fiscal year 2022-2023;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2022; and

(3) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment 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. 2338, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2338, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE Chair	____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE Co-Chair
____________________________ CHRIS LEE Co-Chair	____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO Co-Chair
____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Co-Chair	____________________________ ADRIAN K. TAM Co-Chair