CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.164
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 1763
H.D. 2
S.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
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. 1763, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE,"
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 this bill is to ensure the continued effectiveness of the Hawaii Penal Code (Code) by:
(1) Requiring the Judicial Council (Council), with assistance from an advisory committee appointed by the Council, to conduct a comprehensive review of the Code; and
(2) Appropriating an unspecified amount of funds for the review.
Upon careful consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:
(1) Inserting an appropriation amount of $75,000;
(2) Changing the effective date of the appropriation to July 1, 2005; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style, clarity, and consistency.
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. 1763, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1763, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair |
____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ MARILYN B. LEE, Co-Chair |
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