CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 26

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2015

RE:    H.B. No. 888

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 888, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIREARMS,"

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 make it a petty misdemeanor for an intoxicated person to recklessly possess and discharge a loaded firearm in a public place.  The person who appears to be intoxicated shall be subject to a breath or blood test by a law enforcement officer.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1)  Deleting discharge of the firearm in a public place as required elements of the offense;

(2)  Removing the provision that a person who appears to be intoxicated shall be subject to a breath or blood test by a law enforcement officer;

(3)  Establishing objective standards by which a person is considered intoxicated; and

(4)  Making this measure take effect on July 1, 2015.

     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. 888, 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. 888, 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

____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Chair	____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Chair
____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN, Co-Chair