CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 41-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 3085

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

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. 3085, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE,"

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) Provide a comprehensive law setting forth military judicial procedures, which will apply to all members of the State's military forces while not in federal service; and

(2) Repeal the existing Hawaii Code of Military Justice.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the existing Hawaii Code of Military Justice fails to provide for effective and efficient good order and discipline in the state military forces because it lacks the necessary disciplinary options. This measure will address those issues, further develop confidence in an independent military justice system, and bring the military justice process in line with the Uniform Code of Military Justice by repealing the existing Hawaii Code of Military Justice and replacing it with a new chapter that sets forth military judicial procedures, which apply to all members of the State's military forces while not in federal service.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the effective date to January 1, 2023.

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. 3085, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3085, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ TAKASHI OHNO Co-Chair	____________________________ LYNN DECOITE Chair
____________________________ SCOT Z. MATAYOSHI Co-Chair	____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair
____________________________ BERTRAND KOBAYASHI Co-Chair