STAND. COM. REP. NO.  288

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 1262

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 1262 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to amend the offense of murder in the first degree to include causing the death of a person known by the defendant to be a witness in a family court proceeding alleging a violation of the law by a minor.

     A concerned individual testified in support of this bill.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1262 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services,

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair