STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1190

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2023

 

RE:   H.B. No. 68

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 68, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to establish a centralized statewide criminal pretrial justice data reporting and collection system pursuant to state law.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Public Safety, Criminal Justice Research Institute, Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, Opportunity Youth Action Hawaii, and Women's Prison Project.  Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of the Attorney General and Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 68, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair