CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 81-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2008

RE:    H.B. No. 3383

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 3383, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HAWAII PENAL CODE,"

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 bill is to promote consistency in sentencing laws by requiring multiple terms of imprisonment, whether imposed at the same time or at different times, to run concurrently unless the court orders or the statute mandates that the terms run consecutively.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Making the provisions of the bill applicable to all terms of imprisonment imposed on or after the effective date of the bill; and

     (2)  Changing its effective date to upon its approval; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for 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. 3383, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 3383, 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

____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair

____________________________ TOMMY WATERS, Chair