STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1211-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   S.B. No. 950

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 3

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 950, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTRIC GUNS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to alleviate potential violent situations by authorizing law enforcement officers of the Department of Public Safety (PSD) and conservation and resources enforcement officers of the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to use electric guns.  This bill also requires these officers to receive training in the use of electric guns.

     DLNR; PSD; Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME, Local 152, AFL-CIO; The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii; and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.  A concerned individual opposed this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Authorizing conservation and resources enforcement officers and PSD law enforcement officers to be trained concurrently to encourage cost savings and ensure uniform training;

     (2)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 950, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 950, S.D. 2, H.D. 3.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair