STAND. COM. REP. NO. 758

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 1221

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations, to which was referred S.B. No. 1221, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to amend the offense of criminal trespass in the first degree to include a person who enters or remains unlawfully in or upon the premises of a public housing project after reasonable request or warning to leave by housing authorities, provided that the person is not an invited guest.

 

     Your Committee finds that this measure will significantly improve the ability of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to ensure a livable community for their residents.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1221, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 


Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations,

 

 

 

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair