STAND. COM. REP. NO.  498-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 239

      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 Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 239 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ORDERS FOR PROTECTION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide additional security for those who obtain an order of protection by enhancing penalties for a person who has a prior conviction for certain felonies and is subsequently convicted of violating an order of protection.

The City and County of Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney supported this measure with amendments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Expanding the enhanced penalties to those with a prior conviction of the specified offenses or prior conviction of an order for protection committed against any person, rather than just against a family or household member; 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 Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 239, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 239, H.D. 1, 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