STAND. COM. REP. NO.  701

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 1070

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1070, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONDITIONAL RELEASE TIMEFRAMES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to clarify the terms of the conditional release of a defendant charged with a petty misdemeanor, misdemeanor, or violation, who was acquitted on the grounds of physical or mental disease, disorder, or defect excluding responsibility by limiting the period of conditional release to no longer than one year.

     The Department of Health and Disability Rights Center testified in support of this measure.  The City and County of Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney opposed this bill.

     Technical, nonsubstantive amendments were made 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 H.B. No. 1070, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1070, H.D. 2.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair