STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1163-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   S.B. No. 2221

      S.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 S.B. No. 2221, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to amend the offense of promoting child pornography in the second degree to include possession of 30 or more images of child pornography, where the content of at least one image contains a minor younger than the age of 12, sadomasochistic abuse of a minor, or bestiality involving a minor.

An individual supported this measure.

     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 S.B. No. 2221, S.D. 1, 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