STAND. COM. REP. NO.  395-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 2772

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2772, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to continue efforts to address human trafficking by:

(1)  Modifying the membership of the Hawaii Anti-trafficking Task Force (Task Force);

     (2)  Extending the Task Force from June 30, 2008, to June 30, 2010; and

     (3)  Appropriating $10,000 for Task Force expenses.

     The City and County of Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, Hale Kipa, and The Sex Abuse Treatment Center testified in support of this bill.  The Attorney General supported the intent of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to June 29, 2008, the day before the Task Force ceases to exist; 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. 2772, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2772, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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TOMMY WATERS, Chair