STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1177-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 2017

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2017, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF A CHILD AFTER DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require defendants convicted of causing the death of a parent or legal guardian of a minor child or adult dependent child with disabilities by the operation of a vehicle in a negligent manner while under the influence of drugs or alcohol to provide restitution in the form of financial support to each surviving child of the victim.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation; Mothers Against Drunk Driving Hawaii; and five individuals. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Office of the Public Defender. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Your Committee finds that this measure will deter drivers from driving under the influence and support minors through financial hardship that accompanies the loss of a parent or legal guardian.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and

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

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. 2017, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2017, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair