STAND. COM. REP. 311

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 564

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 564 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROMOTION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of the bill is to extend the offense of promoting a controlled substance near schools or school vehicles to include public parks.

The Honolulu Police Department testified in support of this bill. The Office of the Public Defender opposed this measure.

Your Committee finds that public parks serve functions similar to those served by school playgrounds where people congregate for recreation and student activities. These areas should be free from the bad influence that drug activity can inflict upon Hawaii's youth.

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. 564 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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ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair