CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. -0 10-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: S.B. No. 2265
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2265, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMES AGAINST MINORS,"
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 measure is to:
(1) Add electronic enticement of a child to the list of class C felonies subject to repeat offender sentencing;
(2) Mandate at least one year of incarceration for defendants convicted of electronic enticement of a child; and
(3) Eliminate the possibility of a deferred plea for those who enter a plea to the crime of electronic enticement of a child.
This measure will provide a means to ensure the safety of Hawaii's children, enhance enforcement efforts, and impose significant penalties against those who prey on the most vulnerable members of the community.
Your Committee on Conference amended this measure to:
(1) Restore the prohibition of deferred acceptance of guilty or nolo contendere pleas for individuals convicted of promoting child abuse in the second or third degree, as provided in the Senate version; and
(2) Change the effective date from January 1, 2096 to upon approval.
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 S.B. No. 2265, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2265, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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____________________________ BLAKE K. OSHIRO, Chair |
____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair |
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