STAND. COM. REP. NO. 584

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1551

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. 1551, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish, within the Department of Public Safety, a minimum-security housing program for short-term adult offenders in a county with a population of more than seven hundred fifty thousand, and appropriate funds for the design, construction, staffing, and operations of a program facility.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Health, the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu, the Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, and three individuals.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from Community Alliance on Prisons.

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. 1551, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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CHRIS LEE, Chair