STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1704-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   S.B. No. 3034

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 2

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 3034, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO ESTABLISH RIGHTS FOR VICTIMS OF CRIMES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to provide victims of crimes with specific rights related to the criminal justice process.

Marsy's Law Hawaii testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Deleting sections 1 and 2;

     (2)  Clarifying in the ballot question that the rights provided to victims of crimes will be as provided by law;

     (3)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2030, to facilitate further discussion; and

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3034, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3034, S.D. 1, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair