CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 33

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 414

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

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. 414, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE,"

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 create procedural and administrative requirements for law enforcement agencies for eyewitness identifications of suspects in criminal investigations.

Your Committee on Conference finds that mistaken eyewitness identification contributes to a significant majority of wrongful convictions that are later overturned by DNA evidence. Your Committee on Conference additionally finds that more accurate eyewitness identifications increase the ability of police and prosecutors to solve crimes, convict the guilty, and protect the innocent. This measure implements systemic changes in administering eyewitness identification procedures to improve the accuracy of eyewitness identifications.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing its effective date to June 1, 2020.

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. 414, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 414, S.D. 1, 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

____________________________ CHRIS LEE Chair

____________________________ KARL RHOADS Chair