CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 77

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.B. No. 1377

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1377, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CITATIONS,"

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:

(1) Establish an Electronic Citation Program under the Judiciary for transmitting traffic, misdemeanor, or other citations and law enforcement data to the clerk of the court through electronic means;

(2) Establish an Electronic Citation Surcharge of $5 to be charged to persons who receive certain traffic, misdemeanor, or other citations;

(3) Establish an Electronic Citation Special Fund to defray expenses related to the establishment and maintenance of the Electronic Citation Program; and

(4) Appropriate funds to the Judiciary for start-up costs associated with the Electronic Citation Program.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Providing that the Electronic Citation Surcharge of $5 will become inoperative on January 1, 2027;

(2) Clarifying that the monies in the Electronic Citation Special Fund are to be distributed by the Judiciary to the respective law enforcement agencies and the Administrative Director of the Courts, not the clerk of the court;

(3) Deleting the appropriation to the Judiciary for start-up costs associated with the Electronic Citation Program;

(4) Changing the effective date to January 1, 2022; and

(5) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

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. 1377, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1377, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ KARL RHOADS Chair	____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA Co-Chair
____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair	____________________________ KYLE T. YAMASHITA Co-Chair