CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 131-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2909

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

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. 2909, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT,"

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:

(1) Require the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study that examines consolidating the law enforcement activities and responsibilities of various state divisions and agencies under a single, centralized state enforcement division or agency and submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 2019 Regular Session; and

(2) Appropriate funds to the Legislative Reference Bureau for the purposes of this measure.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the distribution of duties between multiple state agencies for the purposes of law enforcement is unnecessary and inefficient. Under existing law, the Departments of Land and Natural Resources, Public Safety, and Transportation all have independent law enforcement duties. However, your Committee on Conference finds that these agencies engage in some law enforcement activities. Therefore, your Committee on Conference finds that the Legislative Reference Bureau should conduct a study to examine the logistics and efficiencies of consolidating the law enforcement activities and responsibilities of various state divisions and agencies under a single, centralized state enforcement division or agency.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Removing language making an appropriation to the Legislative Reference Bureau to complete the study;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2018; and

(3) 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. 2909, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2909, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ AARON LING JOHANSON Co-Chair	____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM Chair
____________________________ SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO Co-Chair	____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI Co-Chair
____________________________ TY J.K. CULLEN Co-Chair	____________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA Co-Chair
	____________________________ KAIALI'I KAHELE Co-Chair