CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.202-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: H.B. No. 2595
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. 2595, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FAMILY VISITS,"
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 strengthen the relationship between inmates and family members by restricting the Department of Public Safety (DPS) from canceling pre-approved and pre-scheduled family visits with inmates.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Deleting appropriations to DPS for the purposes of retrofitting facilities with non-contact visitation areas and amending the bill accordingly;
(2) Adding reciprocal beneficiaries to the definition of family members;
(3) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2006; 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. 2595, 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. 2595, 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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____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair |
____________________________ KEN ITO, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ KAMEO TANAKA, Co-Chair |
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