STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3285

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 1787

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1787, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD ENDANGERMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish the offense of leaving a child unsupervised in a motor vehicle. This measure also requires the examiner of drivers to test driver license applicants for knowledge of this offense.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney for the City and County of Honolulu; the Hawaii Family Forum; the Hawaii Catholic Conference; Kids and Cars; and Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii. The Office of the Public Defender and one individual submitted testimony in opposition to this measure.

Your Committee finds that this measure will protect children whose physical safety or health is endangered by being left unattended, or inadequately supervised, in a motor vehicle.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1787, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs,

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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair