CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 27

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: S.B. No. 834

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 834, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILDLIKE SEX DOLLS,"

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 establish the felony offense of importation, sale, or possession of a childlike sex doll.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the widespread availability of childlike sex dolls, which are designed to look and feel as lifelike as possible, contributes to the exploitation, objectification, abuse, and sexual assault of minors.  Your Committee on Conference further finds that the possession of a childlike sex doll correlates with other offenses perpetrated against children and may reinforce pedophilic thoughts and cause those thoughts to be acted upon with greater urgency. This measure will help protect minors from the harm associated with childlike sex dolls by prohibiting the importation, sale, or possession of a childlike sex doll.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Adding a misdemeanor offense for importation, sale, or possession of one childlike sex doll;

(2) Making it effective upon its approval; and

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

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 S.B. No. 834, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 834, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair	____________________________ KARL RHOADS Chair
____________________________ LINDA ICHIYAMA Co-Chair