STAND. COM. REP. NO. 892-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2133

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2133 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO POLICE DEPARTMENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to specify that citizen complaints against a police officer that involve allegations of domestic abuse by the police officer against a family or household member shall not be required to be filed as a notarized or sworn written statement.

A County of Maui Councilmember, Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu, Domestic Violence Action Center, Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Hawaii State Democratic Women's Caucus, OCC Legislative Priorities, and two individuals testified in support of this measure. The Maui Police Department, County of Maui Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, and one individual testified in opposition. The City and County of Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2133, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2133, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair