CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 78-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  , 2018

 

RE:     S.B. No. 2582

        S.D. 1

        H.D. 1

        C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sirs:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2582, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EXTENDED TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT,"

 

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 authorize the courts to impose an extended term of imprisonment for an offender who is convicted of negligent homicide in the first degree and did not remain at the scene of the crime and render reasonable assistance to an injured person.

 

     Your Committee on Conference finds that Hawaii is above the national average for persons who report driving after drinking too much, as well as the rate of deaths for all ages due to crashes involving a drunk driver.  There has also recently been an increase in fatal automotive crashes in which the offending driver has failed to render aid after the crash.  Such circumstances result in additional extreme distress for family and friends of the victim.  This measure will provide for extended terms of imprisonment as a deterrent to driving while under the influence and for the failure of offending drivers to render aid in the event of a collision.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2018.

 

     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 S.B. No. 2582, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2582, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO

Chair

 

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI

Chair