STAND. COM. REP. NO. 951

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 507

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 507 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SEARCH WARRANTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to expressly authorize a judge or magistrate to approve a search warrant based on sworn oral statements or electronic communications.

The City and County of Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, County of Maui Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, Honolulu Police Department, Mothers Against Drunk Driving Hawaii, and an individual testified in support of this measure. The Office of the Public Defender and an individual testified in opposition to this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing its effective date to January 28, 2081; 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. 507, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 507, 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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CHRIS LEE, Chair