STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2915

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2047

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2047, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to require the Judicial Council to conduct a thorough study of the Hawaii penal code, to commence in 2021 and be completed no later than forty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2023.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Judiciary and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Your Committee finds that the Hawaii penal code is the fundamental document by which the State addresses criminal conduct. Accordingly, it is imperative that the code receive full and deliberate attention from time to time, to ensure its continued force and effectiveness. Your Committee also finds that previous reviews of the Hawaii penal code have been productive and that another review is now warranted.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2047, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2047, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair