CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.161
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 278
H.D. 1
S.D. 1
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. 278, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VICTIM RESTITUTION,"
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 assist victims of crimes by:
(1) Increasing crime victim compensation fees by $10; and
(2) Establishing an order of priority for a defendant to make payments in addition to the compensation fee.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by increasing crime victim compensation fees by $5 instead of $10.
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. 278, 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. 278, 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 |
____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair |
____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ SCOTT NISHIMOTO, Co-Chair |
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