CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 70-16
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2016
RE: H.B. No. 2391
H.D. 2
S.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2016
State of Hawaii
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2016
State of Hawaii
Sirs:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2391, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE RELEASE OF CERTAIN MISDEMEANANTS,"
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.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:
(1) Clarifying that no person who has previously been convicted of any offense that involves injury or threat of injury to the person of another, including offenses related to sexual harassment, harassment by stalking, and violation of an order of protection or temporary restraining order, shall be eligible for early release; and
(2) Clarifying that the appropriate court and prosecuting attorney shall receive notice of a misdemeanant's release from custody not later than forty-eight hours before the actual release.
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. 2391, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2391, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
____________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair |
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____________________________ GREGG TAKAYAMA, Co-Chair |
____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Co-Chair
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