CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 63-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 3084

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. 3084, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ELEVATOR MECHANICS LICENSING BOARD COMPOSITION,"

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 amend the composition of the Elevator Mechanics Licensing Board to replace the ex-officio Department of Labor and Industrial Relations member with a licensed elevator mechanic member.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the Elevator Mechanic Licensing Board has experienced difficulty in achieving quorum to conduct its meetings. It has further been a challenge for the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to make available an employee with expertise in elevator and escalator installation and maintenance, as required under existing law. This measure will relieve the Director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations of the need to dedicate personnel resources to Elevator Mechanic Licensing Board meetings and will grant more flexibility to the Board to address vacancies, make it easier to achieve quorum, and conduct its important business in a timely manner.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by making it effective 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. 3084, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3084, 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

____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Chair

____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER Chair