CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 56

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

RE:    H.B. No. 31

       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. 31, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DISORDERLY CONDUCT,"

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 bill is to amend the offense of disorderly conduct.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1)  Including in the offense of disorderly conduct lying down at a bus stop shelter or other bus stop structure in a manner that impedes or obstructs the use of or access to the bus stop;

     (2)  Establishing a $50 fine for this specific offense; and

     (3)  Changing its effective date from July 1, 2050, to January 1, 2014.

     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. 31, 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. 31, 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	____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Chair
____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO, Co-Chair