Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 681 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to remove a duplicate definition of "sexual conduct" from a section of the Hawaii Penal Code.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Department of the Attorney General.

Your Committee finds that this measure will promote clarity by removing a duplicate definition of "sexual conduct" in a section of the Hawaii Penal Code.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 681 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.