STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1754
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: S.C.R. No. 141
S.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 141, S.D. 1, entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TASK FORCE TO DETERMINE WHETHER CLASSIFICATION OF THE OFFENSES OF ASSAULT AND TERRORISTIC THREATENING BASED ON THE OCCUPATION OF THE VICTIM IS STILL NECESSARY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Governor to establish a task force to:
(1) Study and determine whether classification of the offenses of assault and terroristic threatening based on the occupation of the victim is still necessary; and
(2) Clarify or establish criteria for an occupation's inclusion as a specially protected class if the task force determines that retention of this classification is necessary.
The Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu and the Honolulu Police Department testified in opposition to this measure.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 141, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,
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____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Chair |
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