CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 32-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: S.B. No. 2861

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2861, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE,"

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 establish:

(1) Specific felony offenses that may use information charging;

(2) Procedures for using information charging; and

(3) Procedures to contest the information charge.

After careful consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the effective date to upon the date the Chief Election Officer under section 11-156, Hawaii Revised Statutes, certifies that the State Constitution has been amended to allow felony criminal charges to be initiated by the filing of a written information. Your Committee on Conference has also amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, style, and conformity.

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. 2861, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2861, S.D. 1, 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

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ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Co-Chair

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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair

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THOMAS WATERS, Co-Chair