STAND. COM. REP. NO.  791

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1153

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1153 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PRECURSORS TO THE MANUFACTURE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to discourage the illegal use of chemicals used to manufacture controlled substances by providing that the following are subject to seizure and forfeiture:

 

(1)  All aircraft, vehicles, vessels, or other conveyances used to transport or facilitate the transport of these chemicals; and

 

(2)  (a)  All moneys, securities, and other things of value given in exchange for these chemicals;

 

     (b)  All proceeds traceable to such an exchange; and

 

(c)  All moneys, negotiable instruments, and securities,

 

which are used or intended to be used to facilitate: the unlawful manufacture of any controlled substance, or the furnishing of any of these chemicals with the knowledge or intent that the recipient of any such chemicals will use them to unlawfully manufacture any controlled substance.

 

The Department of Public Safety, Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu, and Honolulu Police Department supported this bill.

 

     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 H.B. No. 1153 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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TOMMY WATERS, Chair