CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 99-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2479

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

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. 2479, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE,"

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 require each public housing project, dwelling unit, and state low-income housing project that is built, renovated, or reconstructed after January 1, 2023, to include all broadband infrastructure necessary for tenants to have access to broadband service.

Your Committee on Conference finds that Internet access is necessary for residents of Hawaii public housing units to utilize certain essential services, such as health care and education. This measure requires that public housing built, renovated, or reconstructed after the beginning of 2023 to include broadband infrastructure.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying the extent of broadband infrastructure requirement; and

(2) Changing the effective date to upon its approval.

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. 2479, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2479, 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

____________________________ NADINE K. NAKAMURA Co-Chair	____________________________ STANLEY CHANG Chair
____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair	____________________________ SHARON MORIWAKI Co-Chair
____________________________ GREGGOR ILAGAN Co-Chair	____________________________ BENNETTE MISALUCHA Co-Chair