CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. 8

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 564

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. 564, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROMOTION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES,"

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 extend the offense of promoting a controlled substance near schools or school vehicles to include various and sundry places needing protection.

Your Committee on Conference finds that public parks serve functions similar to those served by school playgrounds where people congregate for recreation and student activities. These areas should be free from the bad influence that drug activity can inflict upon Hawaii's youth.

However, other places should not be designated a place needing similar protection as they clearly do not serve a function similar to that served by school playgrounds. Consequently, your Committee on Conference has amended the bill by:

(1) Deleting reference to "protected places" and retaining only reference to "schools, school vehicles, or public parks";

(2) Deleting new definitions for "shopping mall", "theater complex", and "arcade"; and

(3) Making technical and nonsubstantive changes for 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 H.B. No. 564, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 564, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair		____________________________ ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair