STAND. COM. REP. NO.  60-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.B. No. 2150

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred H.B. No. 2150 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CRIME,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to deter patrons of prostitutes from becoming repeat offenders by mandating participation in a prostitution offender education program, which illustrates the harm caused to prostitutes by patrons creating a demand for prostitution.  In addition, the patron will pay a $500 surcharge, which will go into a special fund created to administer and run the program.

     Crime Victim Compensation Commission, Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu, and Downtown Neighborhood Board No. 13 testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Public Safety and American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii testified in opposition to this measure.  The Department of Budget and Finance provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by adding that the prostitute also participate in an education and counseling program aimed at prevention and pay a $500 surcharge, which will go into the special fund.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2150, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2150, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety,

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FAYE HANOHANO, Chair