CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 174-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2619

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2619, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AERONAUTICS,"

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 measure is to make the penalties for violations of certain categories of airport rules more proportionate to the violation by replacing criminal penalties for certain airport offenses with fines.

Your Committee on Conference finds that under Hawaii's aeronautics laws or certain administrative rules, certain airport offenses are punished with penalties that are excessive and disproportionate to the gravity of the violation. An infraction that would normally be considered a civil violation can be charged as a criminal misdemeanor offense if it occurs at an airport. The criminal misdemeanor offense can remain on a person's record for the rest of the person's life, and lead to a loss of security clearance or professional licensure. Your Committee on Conference believes these long-lasting consequences are not the intent of the punishments.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an effective date of July 1, 2018; and

(2) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

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 S.B. No. 2619, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2619, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO Co-Chair	____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Chair
____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA Co-Chair	____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI Co-Chair
____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE Co-Chair	____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair