CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 22-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2010

RE:    H.B. No. 1863

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1863, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROSTITUTION,"

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:

     (1)  Establish solicitation of prostitution near schools or public parks as a misdemeanor offense and add this offense to those solicitation offenses counted toward "habitual prostitution offender" status; and

     (2)  Extend the sunset date for Act 192, Session Laws of Hawaii 2008, which established the criminal offense of habitual solicitation of prostitution, to June 30, 2012.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Deleting language that establishes solicitation of prostitution near schools or public parks as a misdemeanor offense and adds this offense to those solicitation offenses counted toward "habitual prostitution offender" status; and

     (2)  Changing the effective date to June 29, 2010.

     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. 1863, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1863, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair

____________________________ JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Chair