CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 173-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 2841

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

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. 2841, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO WATER SAFETY DAY,"

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 designate May 15 of each year as Water Safety Day.

Your Committee on Conference finds that between 2018 and 2022, drowning was the leading cause of death for children one to seventeen years of age in Hawaii. Accordingly, this measure will spread awareness of drowning and educate youth in becoming safer in and around the water by designating May 15 of each year as Water Safety Day.

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. 2841, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2841, 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

____________________________ ADRIAN K. TAM Co-Chair	____________________________ CHRIS LEE Chair
____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair	____________________________ BRANDON J.C. ELEFANTE Co-Chair
____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair