CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.79-02
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: S.B. No. 2234
S.D. 2
H.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2234, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SEXUAL EXPLOITATION,"
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 create the offense of failure to maintain age verification records of sexually exploited individuals.
Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Creating the offense of sexual exploitation of a minor;
(2) Creating the offense of failure to maintain age verification records of sexual performers;
(3) Creating the offense of disseminating visual depiction of sexual conduct without affixed information disclosing location of age verification records of sexual performers;
(4) Adding definitions to section 712-1210, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to comport with the newly created offenses;
(5) Including sexual exploitation of a minor within covered offenses subject to forfeiture of property upon conviction under section 712A-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes;
(6) Adding a severability clause;
(7) Requesting a report to the Legislature prior to the convening of the 2004 regular session, from each county prosecutor indicating the numbers of arrests, charges, convictions, and dismissals under the new offenses;
(8) Changing the effective date to upon approval with a repeal of sexual exploitation provisions on July 1, 2004; and
(9) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for the purposes of clarity 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 S.B. No. 2234, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2234, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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____________________________ DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ DAVID M. MATSUURA, Chair |
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____________________________ MICHAEL P. KAHIKINA, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ SCOTT K. SAIKI, Co-Chair |