STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1874

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.B. No. 966

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 966, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to subject to forfeiture any vehicle used in the commission of felony disposal of solid waste or petty misdemeanor disposal of solid waste.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health and Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual.

Your Committee finds that vehicles are usually involved in the illegal dumping of solid waste. Your Committee further finds that this measure will provide additional opportunities for penalties to deter such criminal activity by subjecting any vehicle used in illegal dumping to forfeiture.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 966, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

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DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair