CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 19

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

RE:    H.B. No. 235

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 235, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COLLECTION OF RESTITUTION FOR CRIME VICTIMS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to expand the definition of "victim" under the crime victim restitution laws to include duly incorporated humane societies or duly incorporated societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, contracted with the county or State, in order to provide such societies with restitution for reasonable and verified losses suffered.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure to provide that duly incorporated humane societies or duly incorporated societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, contracted with the county or State, shall not receive restitution as a victim for costs that have already been contracted and provided for by the counties or State.   

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 235, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 235, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

________________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Chair	_____________________________ JESSICA WOOLEY, Co-Chair
________________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO, Co-Chair	_____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Co-Chair