STAND. COM. REP. NO. 645-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: H.B. No. 2250
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. 2250 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TIME LIMITATIONS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to extend the statute of limitations for sexual offenses committed against minors to:
(1) Ten years for a class A felony; and
(2) Six years for a class B or C felony.
The Department of the Attorney General and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill. The Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu supported the intent of this measure. The Honolulu Police Department provided comments.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Extending the statute of limitations to:
(A) For a class A felony, ten years after the victim's 18th birthday; and
(B) For a class B or C felony, six years after the victim's 18th birthday;
and
(2) 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. 2250, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2250, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,
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____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Chair |
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