STAND. COM. REP. NO.  663-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 2769

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2769 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENHANCED 911 SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to amend the definition of "public safety agency" to specify that it refers to a state or county agency.

The Enhanced 911 Board, Department of Accounting and General Services, Honolulu Police Department, Hawaii Police Department, Maui Police Department, City and County of Honolulu Department of Information Technology, State Fire Council, and Honolulu Fire Department testified in support of the measure.  The City and County of Honolulu, Honolulu Emergency Services Department testified in support of the intent of the measure.  Oceanic Time Warner Cable commented on the measure.  

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2769 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs,

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair