Bill Text: HI HB1987 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Nuisance Abatement; Forfeiture; Illegal Fireworks

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-05-24 - (H) Act 136, on 5/24/2010 (Gov. Msg. No. 353). [HB1987 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2010-HB1987-Amended.html

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 18-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2010

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1987

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

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. 1987, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIREWORKS,"

 

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 stop the illegal importation, sale, and transfer of fireworks by taking the following actions against those activities:

 

     (1)  Expanding the definition of "fireworks" to include fireworks that are labeled as samples, even if not intended for sale;

 

     (2)  Establishing a nuisance action under the Penal Code to abate those activities;

 

     (3)  Giving citizens who bring an action to abate those activities the same rights and protections of victims and witnesses in criminal proceedings; and

 

     (4)  Subjecting to the forfeiture laws, property used or intended to be used and proceeds acquired in the commission or attempted commission of those activities.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by changing the effective date to upon its approval.

 

     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. 1987, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1987, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Chair		____________________________ FAYE HANOHANO, Co-Chair
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair		____________________________ JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Co-Chair
		____________________________ MARILYN B. LEE, Co-Chair