CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 23

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    H.B. No. 1246

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

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. 1246, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION,"

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 provide an additional option to help alleviate prison overcrowding while addressing the need for public safety by authorizing the Department of Public Safety to use electronic monitoring and surveillance as a standalone alternative to incarceration.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by changing its effective date to July 1, 2017.

     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. 1246, 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. 1246, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA Chair	____________________________ GREGG TAKAYAMA Co-Chair
____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Co-Chair	____________________________ SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO Co-Chair
	____________________________ MATTHEW LOPRESTI Co-Chair