|
BILL NO |
DESCRIPTION |
REFERRAL |
|---|---|---|
| SCR87 |
CONVENING A TASK FORCE TO EXAMINE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN AUTOMATED VICTIM NOTIFICATION SYSTEM.
Chair's inclination: SD1 - Amend in accordance with testimony received from the Prosecuting Attorney to: 1) Add the following representatives to the Task Force - a) a crime victim selected by the Governor from a list provided by the Attorney General, which will replace the member of the public, b) a representative of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), c) a representative of the Crime Victim Compensation Commission; and 2) Add to the mission of the task force a review of the current victim notification provisions. | JHW |
| SCR89 | CONVENING A TASK FORCE TO EXAMINE THE ISSUE OF CHANGES TO THE HAWAII PENAL CODE FOR THE SENTENCING OF REPEAT OFFENDERS.
Chair's inclination: SD1 - Amend in accordance with testimony received from the Attorney General to explicitly state that the resolution does not require the task force to examine the three strikes laws. The Attorney General wanted to make it clear that this resolution will not be used to backdoor any additional amendments to the three strikes law. |
JHW |
| SCR90 | REQUIRING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO STUDY THE CRIME RATES IN JURISDICTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES THAT ALLOW FOR THE OPEN CARRY OF A FIREARM.
Chair's inclination: Pass as is. The Committee report will reflect the comments submitted by the Legislative Reference Bureau that it does not expect to be able to find any studies or reports documenting causation between open carry of firearms laws and crime rates. |
JHW |
| SCR91 | ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO EXAMINE THE BACKLOG IN UNSERVED ARREST WARRANTS.
Chair's inclination: SD1 - Amend to change the reference to commissioner from each county's police department to chief of police in accordance with the testimony of the Prosecuting Attorney. |
JHW |