CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 242

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2025

RE: H.B. No. 1153

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2025

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2025

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1153, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FUNDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR STATE PROGRAMS,"

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) Authorize supplemental allotments and transfers of unrequired balances for capital improvement program projects and establish a protocol fund with a cap of $7,000 for each state principal department;

(2) Make emergency appropriations and commensurate reductions to pay for anticipated operating shortfalls in the fourth quarter due to the limited ability to transfer funds between programs;

(3) Authorize the Governor to use program savings and available funds for the purpose of temporarily maintaining critical federally funded state programs and positions;

(4) Authorize transfers to the general fund of excess balances of various non-general funds from various state departments and agencies; and

(5) Appropriate funds to the Office of the Governor for expenses and staff.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Removing the transfers of excess balances of various non-general funds to the general fund from various state departments and agencies;

(2) Deleting the appropriation to the Office of the Governor;

(3) Transferring an amount in excess of the requirements of the State Educational Facilities Improvement Special Fund, repealed by Act 72, Session Laws of Hawaii 2020, to the general fund;

(4) Changing the effective date to June 29, 2025; and

(5) 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. 1153, 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. 1153, 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	____________________________ JENNA TAKENOUCHI Chair
____________________________ CHRIS LEE Co-Chair