CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 3-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 2058

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

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. 2058, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DANGEROUS DOGS,"

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) Define what constitutes a dangerous dog; and

(2) Establish requirements and penalties for owners of dangerous dogs.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Amending the felony offense of negligent failure to control a dangerous dog to include an attack that results in serious bodily injury to a person other than the owner;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2024, but delaying the effective date to July 1, 2025, for various provisions related to the designation of dangerous dogs, requirements for owners of dangerous dogs, and impoundment of dangerous dogs; and

(3) 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. 2058, 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. 2058, 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

____________________________ KARL RHOADS Chair	____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair
	____________________________ DEE MORIKAWA Co-Chair