CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 2-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2163

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

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. 2163, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE,"

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 elevate the penalty of negligent homicide in the first degree from a class B felony to a class A felony when certain conditions are met.

Your Committee on Conference finds that existing penalties need to be addressed to deter drivers from repeatedly operating their vehicles under the influence of drugs and alcohol or at increased blood or breath alcohol levels. This measure will prevent traffic fatalities and save lives by elevating the penalty of negligent homicide in the first degree from a class B felony to a class A felony when certain conditions are met.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by increasing the lookback period for convictions for operating a vehicle under the influence from ten years within the instant offense to fifteen years within the instant offense.

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. 2163, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2163, 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

____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA Chair

____________________________ KARL RHOADS Chair