CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 173-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1539

H.D. 2

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

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. 1539, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE SAFETY OF JUDICIARY PERSONNEL,"

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 a person or an organization from posting the personal information of federal and state judges and other judicial staff on the Internet with the intent to intimidate or threaten injury, harm, or violence to the judge or staff or their immediate family members; and

(2) Create a task force to identify further appropriate measures to enhance the security of judges and judiciary personnel while not diminishing civil liberties or unduly hindering governmental operations.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting language that would have prohibited a person or an organization from posting the personal information of federal and state judges and other judicial staff on the Internet with the intent to intimidate or threaten injury, harm, or violence to the judge or staff or their immediate family members;

(2) Changing the effective date to upon approval; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of 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. 1539, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1539, H.D. 2, 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

____________________________ KARL RHOADS Chair	____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA Co-Chair
____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair	____________________________ DANIEL HOLT Co-Chair