STAND. COM. REP. NO. 201
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2015
RE: H.B. No. 781
H.D. 1
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2015
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 781 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THEFT OF PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Specifying that the felony established by this measure shall be for the theft of any computer that contains or has access to personal information; and
(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2112, to encourage further discussion.
While your Committee notes that the amended language is intended to address the concern of the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu, the amended language ensures that a person that commits theft of a computer of a value not in excess of $100, such as a new $40 prepaid non-contract smartphone that contains no personal information, is not charged with a felony.
Your Committee respectfully requests that your Committee on Judiciary examine the constitutionality of this measure.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 781, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 781, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,
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____________________________ ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair |
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