STAND. COM. REP. NO.  688-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 3383

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. 3383 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HAWAII PENAL CODE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to promote consistency in sentencing laws by requiring multiple terms of imprisonment, whether imposed at the same time or at different times, to run concurrently unless the court orders or the statute mandates that the terms run consecutively.

     The Office of the Public Defender (Public Defender), Community Alliance of Prisons, and a concerned individual supported this bill.  The Department of Public Safety (DPS) submitted comments.

     The Public Defender indicated a willingness to cooperate with DPS on this matter.

     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. 3383 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

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TOMMY WATERS, Chair