CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 163

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2025

RE: H.B. No. 159

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

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. 159, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO QUALIFIED COMMUNITY REHABILITATION 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 clarify that the civil service exemption for personal service contracts for building, custodial, and grounds maintenance services with qualified community rehabilitation programs shall not cost more than a certain amount in the aggregate per private person or entity, regardless of the number of contracts or qualified community rehabilitation programs utilized for the personal service.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Specifying that the civil service exemption for personal service contracts pursuant to this measure shall not exceed $3,000,000 in the aggregate; and

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2025.

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. 159, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 159, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO Chair	____________________________ JACKSON D. SAYAMA Co-Chair
____________________________ TROY N. HASHIMOTO Co-Chair	____________________________ MIKE LEE Co-Chair