CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 125-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 2480

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

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. 2480, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CERTIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS,"

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) Require the Office of the Lieutenant Governor to set a fee for the issuance of an apostille or a non—apostille certification; and

(2) Establish and appropriate funds into and out of the Apostilles and Certifications Special Fund.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an appropriation amount of $12,000 into and out of the Apostilles and Certifications Special Fund for operational and administrative expenses of the apostille and certification of document services;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2024; and

(3) 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. 2480, 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. 2480, 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

____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY Chair	____________________________ SCOT Z. MATAYOSHI Co-Chair
____________________________ DRU KANUHA Co-Chair	____________________________ ANDREW GARRETT Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair