CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 162

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

RE:    S.B. No. 69

       S.D. 2

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 69, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIREARMS,"

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 promote gun safety and enhance registration requirements for firearms brought into the State by:

     (1)  Extending the time period for registering a firearm that is brought into the State by an individual from three days to five days after the arrival of the individual or the firearm, whichever is later;

     (2)  Requiring county police departments to fingerprint, photograph, and perform background checks on individuals arriving in Hawaii with a firearm procured out-of-state when that firearm is registered in the State;

     (3)  Allowing the fingerprint and photograph requirement to be waived if the individual's fingerprints and photograph were already on file with the police department;

     (4)  Authorizing fees to be assessed for conducting a fingerprint check on an individual registering a firearm brought into Hawaii; and

     (5)  Appropriating funds for the counties to implement this measure.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that individuals registering firearms obtained in or imported into Hawaii must obtain a permit and undergo a background check.  This measure closes a loophole in Hawaii's firearms law, which currently does not require individuals who bring into Hawaii firearms procured outside of the State to undergo a background check.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Deleting the appropriation; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

     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 S.B. No. 69, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 69, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Co-Chair	____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Co-Chair	____________________________ RONALD D. KOUCHI, Co-Chair
____________________________ KANIELA ING, Co-Chair