CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.25-02
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: H.B. No. 2438
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 2002
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
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. 2438, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO IDENTITY,"
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 bill is to provide criminal penalties for persons:
(1) Committing identity theft of another individual; and
(2) Obtaining identity documents under false pretenses or using a false or fictitious identity.
Your Committee on Conference finds that misappropriation of personal identification information is on the rise. This measure begins to address the criminal conduct associated with intentional identity theft.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Deleting reference to the crime of deceptive use of a fictitious identity and an accompanying section regarding the definition of "personal information"; and
(2) Deleting the amendments made regarding the offense of and penalties for misuse of a certificate of identification.
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. 2438, 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. 2438, 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, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ KENNETH T. HIRAKI, Co-Chair |
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