STAND. COM. REP. NO.  673-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 1709

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1709 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to create the offense of aggravated harassment by impersonation, a class C felony.

Citizens Against Crooked Politicians and one individual provided testimony in support of this measure.  The Office of the Public Defender provided testimony opposed to this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to January 7, 2059, to encourage further discussion; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1709, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1709, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

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GILBERT KEITH-AGARAN, Chair