STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1527-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.C.R. No. 114

      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.C.R. No. 114 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION APPLYING TO CONGRESS TO CALL A NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE V OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to apply to the United States Congress to call a convention for the purpose of proposing the amendments to the United States Constitution enumerated in this Concurrent Resolution pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution.

Two concerned individuals testified in opposition to this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Deleting language calling for the repeal or modification of the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution to strengthen firearms restrictions; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity 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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 114, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 114, H.D. 1.

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

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GILBERT KEITH-AGARAN, Chair