CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.93-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: H.B. No. 2299
H.D. 1
S.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
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. 2299, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHAPTER 803,"
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 this bill is to specify the exact procedure that must be used by the police before entering a home to arrest a person suspected of a crime.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Specifying procedures to be used by an officer or person making an arrest in two situations as follows:
(A) In the case of an arrest with warrant, the officer or person shall first knock on the door and state in a loud voice "Police!" or the equivalent as "Sheriff!" and "We have a warrant! Open the door!"; or
(B) In the case of a lawful arrest without warrant, the officer or person shall first knock on the door and state in a loud voice "Police!" or the equivalent as "Sheriff!" and "You are under arrest! Open the door!";
(2) Clarifying that the procedures are to be used absent exigent circumstances; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, 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. 2299, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2299, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
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____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair |
____________________________ BLAKE K. OSHIRO, Chair |
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