CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 147

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 579

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

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. 579, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING,"

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 require the Department of the Attorney General to:

(1) Establish a statewide Human Trafficking Prevention Program; and

(2) Report to the Legislature on the State's efforts to address human trafficking and the commercial sexual exploitation of children.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Requiring the statewide strategies developed by the Department of the Attorney General to address offender accountability for child enticement, human trafficking, and commercial sexual exploitation;

(2) Deleting the requirement that the statewide strategies address pimping;

(3) Amending the types of data specific to the commercial exploitation of children that the Department of the Attorney General must analyze and report to the Legislature;

(4) Amending its preamble;

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

(6) 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. 579, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 579, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA Chair	____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair	____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair
____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Co-Chair	____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair