STAND. COM. REP. NO.  294-20

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2020

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1650

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1650 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE COLLECTION KITS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to extend the deadline for each county police department to adopt and utilize an electronic tracking system for sexual assault evidence collection kits.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of the Attorney General, City and County of Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, County of Hawaii Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Honolulu Police Department, Maui Police Department, Sex Abuse Treatment Center, Rainbow Family 808, and four individuals.

 

     Your Committee finds that due to various operational and technical issues the police departments were unable to implement an electronic tracking system for sexual assault evidence collection kits by the January 1, 2020, deadline.

 

     Accordingly, your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing the deadline for each county police department to adopt and utilize an electronic tracking system from a blank date to January 1, 2021;

 

     (2)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1650, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1650, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

 

 

 

 

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CHRIS LEE, Chair