CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.64-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: H.B. No. 2343
H.D. 1
S.D. 2
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. 2343, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE,"
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 penalize the commission of certain crimes during a time of a civil defense emergency proclaimed by the Governor pursuant to law.
Your Committees on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Clarifying the provisions to refer to a civil defense emergency proclaimed by the Governor under Chapter 128, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), or during a period of disaster relief under Chapter 127, HRS;
(2) Clarifying for consistency, the definition and pertinent sections to refer to an emergency worker instead of civil defense worker;
(3) Changing the effective date to take effect upon its approval; and
(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for consistency, clarity, 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. 2343, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2343, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, 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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____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair |
____________________________ KEN ITO, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BLAKE K. OSHIRO, Co-Chair |
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