STAND. COM. REP. NO. 756-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: H.B. No. 1955
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1955 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LITTER CONTROL,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to further protect Hawaii's environment by increasing the minimum penalty for littering from $25 to $500 and the maximum penalty from $500 to $1,000.
The Malama Waimanalo Coalition Windward Ahupua'a Alliance, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill. The Office of the Public Defender opposed this measure.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Restoring the minimum fine for littering to $25;
(2) Inserting a savings clause;
(3) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2096, to encourage further discussion; and
(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1955, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1955, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,
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____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Chair |
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