Bill Text: HI SB950 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Electric Guns

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-05-21 - (S) Act 131, 5/21/2010 (Gov. Msg. No. 589). [SB950 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2010-SB950-Amended.html

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 59-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2010

 

RE:    S.B. No. 950

       S.D. 2

       H.D. 3

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Madam and Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 950, S.D. 2, H.D. 3, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTRIC GUNS,"

 

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 alleviate potential violent situations by authorizing law enforcement officers of the Department of Public Safety and conservation and resources enforcement officers of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to use electric guns.  This measure also requires these officers to receive training in the use of electric guns, and authorizes conservation and resources enforcement officers and law enforcement officers to be trained concurrently to encourage cost savings and ensure uniform training.

 

     Electric guns provide a viable alternative to the escalation of the use of deadly force when dealing with non-compliant combative suspects, particularly in remote areas of the State.  Electric guns reduce the risk of serious injury or death by providing a less-than-lethal means of exerting force when necessary.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2010.

 

     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 S.B. No. 950, S.D. 2, H.D. 3, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 950, S.D. 2, H.D. 3, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

____________________________ FAYE HANOHANO, Co-Chair		____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Chair
____________________________ KEN ITO, Co-Chair		____________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Co-Chair
____________________________ JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Co-Chair		____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair
____________________________ HENRY J. C. AQUINO, Co-Chair