STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2838

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2780

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 2780 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE POWER OF ARREST,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to:

(1) Update the list of federal agencies whose law enforcement officers may make arrests for certain offenses under state law by adding United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations and deleting United States Citizenship and Immigration Services from the list; and

(2) Update references to the titles of the heads of the district offices for the listed federal agencies and the names of these agencies, including United States Customs and Border Protection.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigrations and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations, Department of the Attorney General, Department of Public Safety, Hawai‘i Police Department, and Honolulu Police Department.

Your Committee finds that federal law enforcement agencies greatly contribute to the safety and security of the State. Specifically, Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations has always been a strong partner with state and county law enforcement agencies and has provided an immeasurable amount of support to enforcement in the State. This measure will promote enhanced collaboration between federal and state law enforcement counterparts and protect national security, prevent crimes of exploitation, combat financial crimes, investigate cybercrime and other threats, and ensure public safety by granting limited arrest powers, pursuant to state law, to agents of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations.

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 S.B. No. 2780 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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KARL RHOADS, Chair