CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.77
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: H.B. No. 1211
H.D. 1
S.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
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. 1211, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIREARMS,"
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 the bill is to:
(1) Exclude defibrillators used in emergency medical situations from the definition of "electric gun";
(2) Exempt law enforcement officers and their suppliers from the ban on electric guns;
(3) Add United States citizens to registration requirements for temporarily bringing firearms into the State; and
(4) Create special permits to bring firearms into the State for specific use.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Deleting provisions for temporary permits for special purposes;
(2) Deleting reference to registration requirements for United States citizens for temporarily bringing firearms into the State;
(3) Deleting the changes to be made to the provisions of section 134-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes;
(4) Inserting recordkeeping and reporting requirements for electric guns used by the police;
(5) Inserting provisions requiring a health care provider or a public health authority to disclose health care information to police to evaluate fitness to acquire firearms;
(6) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for 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. 1211, 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. 1211, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
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____________________________ BRIAN KANNO, Chair |
____________________________ ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair |