CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.88

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 498

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 498, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,"

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 the bill is to allow probation officers to inform victims about adult and juvenile probationers' locations and violations of conditions of probation.

Your Committee on Conference amended this bill by:

(1) Limiting the authority to release information to adult probationers only;

(2) Limiting the offenses subject to the provisions of the bill to domestic violence related offenses;

(3) Limiting the disclosure to information related to the safety and welfare of the victim; and

(4) Providing immunity for disclosure and non-disclosure of information.

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. 498, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 498, H.D. 1, 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

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BRIAN KANNO, Chair

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ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair