CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 76

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2021

 

RE:    H.B. No. 631

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

 

Sirs:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 631, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP,"

 

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 measure is to accommodate within the justice system certain traffic violators who are facing financial hardship.

 

     More specifically, this measure:

 

     (1)  Provides courts with greater discretion to adjust the payment of fees or fines for violations of certain traffic offenses based on a person's ability to pay or financial circumstances;

 

     (2)  Amends the ratio of imprisonment term to contumacious nonpayment, from a maximum of one day for each $25 of a fee or fine, to a maximum of one day for each $250 of a fee or fine; and

 

     (3)  Increases the amount of credit given to a person committed for contumacious nonpayment, from $25 per day to $250 per day.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing the effective date to upon approval; and

 

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

 

     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. 631, 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. 631, 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

 

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KARL RHOADS

Chair

 

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA

Co-Chair

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GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN

Co-Chair

 

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA

Co-Chair