No decision was reached last week by the conference committee tasked with reconciling the House and Senate versions of Senate Bill 69 after the Senate rejected House amendments (previously reported here). This conference committee will reconvene tomorrow, April 23, at 10:30 am in Conference Room 312 of the State Capitol to consider SB 69. Introduced by state Senators Will Espero (D-19), Rosalyn Baker (D-6), Brickwood Galuteria (D-12) and Josh Green (D-3), SB 69 was originally a gun “buyback” bill, but was amended in the state House into a mandatory background check bill on already acquired firearms. No public testimony will be accepted at this meeting.
It is critical that you contact your state Senator and Representative, as well as the Senate and House Conferees listed below. Urge them to OPPOSE Senate Bill 69 in any form. Contact information for your state legislators can be found here.
Senate Conferees:
Senator Will Espero (D-19), Chair
808-586-6360
Senator David Ige (D-16), Co-Chair
808-586-6230
Senator Josh Green (D-3)
808-586-9385
Senator Gilbert Kahele (D-1)
808-586-6760
Senator Ronald Kouchi (D-8)
808-586-6030
House Conferees:
Representative Henry Aquino (D-38), Co-Chair
808-586-6520
Representative Kaniela Ing (D-11), Co-Chair
808-586-8525
Representative Karl Rhoads (D-29), Co-Chair
808-586-6180
Representative Linda Ichiyama
808-586- 6220
Representative Cynthia Thielen (R-50)
808-586-6480
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