STAND. COM. REP. NO.  370

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   H.B. No. 299

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 299 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure the continuation of a valuable tool used in criminal investigation by establishing the payment priority of the DNA analysis fee over other fees and fines assessed against a defendant by the court.

 

     The Judiciary testified in support of this bill.  The Honolulu Police Department offered comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Inserting a savings clause;

 

     (2)  Changing its effective date to January 1, 2046, to encourage further discussion; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     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. 299, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 299, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Chair