CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. 12
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: H.B. No. 373
H.D. 2
S.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
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. 373, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO POLITICAL SPEECH,"
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 protect free speech rights by:
(1) Providing that rental agreements for single family residences may not prohibit tenants from displaying an otherwise legal sign or outdoor advertising device that urges voters to vote for or against any person or issue, except where reasonable to comply with building and housing laws affecting health and safety; and
(2) Repealing the provisions of the political sign posting law that limit posting of these signs to not more than forty-five days prior to and ten days following an election.
Your Committee on Conference believes that a citizen's right to exercise political speech must be protected as long as it does not unreasonably interfere with a landowner's rights, or compromise public health and safety.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure to increase the clarity of the amendments made to the political sign posting law. As amended by your Committee on Conference, the law provides that political signs may be erected, maintained, and used, except where contrary to or prohibited by law.
Technical, nonsubstantive amendments have also been made for 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. 373, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 373, H.D. 2, 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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____________________________ CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair |
____________________________ KENNETH T. HIRAKI, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BLAKE K. OSHIRO, Co-Chair |
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