CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 11

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    H.B. No. 1501

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 1

       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. 1501, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DRUG PARAPHERNALIA,"

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 prevent nonviolent individuals from becoming involved with the criminal justice system, eliminate many collateral consequences that stem from drug paraphernalia arrests, and provide for the reinvestment of money into community needs, such as drug treatment programs, by reclassifying drug paraphernalia possession and delivery offenses from felonies to violations subject to a civil fine of no more than $500.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by changing its effective date to upon approval.

     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. 1501, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1501, H.D. 2, 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

____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Chair	____________________________ GREGG TAKAYAMA Co-Chair
	____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA Co-Chair