CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 77

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 703

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

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. 703, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR,"

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) Prohibit any person convicted of Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of an Intoxicant (OVUII) or Habitually Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of an Intoxicant (HOVUII) from purchasing or publicly consuming alcohol for a probation period to be determined by the court, following sentencing or administrative license revocation;

(2) Amend the sentencing requirements for OVUII and HOVUII offenses;

(3) Amend the threshold for HOVUII offenses; and

(4) Require the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to convene a task force to review existing laws relating to driving under the influence of an intoxicant.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting language prohibiting any person convicted of OVUII or HOVUII from purchasing or publicly consuming alcohol for a probation period to be determined by the court, following sentencing or administrative license revocation;

(2) Preserving the statutory language that provides a time period for triggering HOVUII offenses;

(3) Amending the scope of the task force by requiring it to examine and propose legislation that would allow the courts, under certain circumstances, to prohibit a person convicted of OVUII or HOVUII from purchasing or publicly consuming alcohol for a probation period;

(4) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2019; and

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

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. 703, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 703, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Chair	____________________________ CHRIS LEE Co-Chair
____________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA Co-Chair	____________________________ STACELYNN K. M. ELI Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair
____________________________ KAIALI'I KAHELE Co-Chair