STAND. COM. REP. NO.  896-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2074

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2074 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY RIGHTS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to enhance sentencing for defendants convicted of committing property rights offenses against nonprofit entities.

 

     One individual testified in support of this measure.  The Office of the Public Defender testified in opposition.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Deleting the enhanced sentencing for offenses that are violations or class A felonies;

 

     (2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate 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. 2074, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2074, H.D. 1, 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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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair