Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB384 Compare Versions

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1		-	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 384 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 ~~S.D. 1~~ STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VICTIM RESTITUTION. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
	1	+	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 384 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VICTIM RESTITUTION. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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13	13		THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
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37	37		RELATING TO VICTIM RESTITUTION.
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43	43		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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47		-	SECTION 1. The legislature finds that individuals who selfishly elect to drive under the influence often inflict serious dismemberment or death upon others. The legislature further finds that oftentimes the child or children of these victims are left without the financial support of their parents, guardians, or remaining family members, and as such, the financial responsibility of the deceased victim's child or children falls upon other living members of the family or society as a whole. As if the death of a family member is not tragic enough, the unexpected financial responsibility for raising the victim's child or children until the age of majority may be overwhelming for some. The legislature further finds that the current punishments for perpetrators who are apprehended after having caused a motor vehicle accident that results in the death of another and who are found to have been operating the motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, do not address the issue of the care needed for the victim's child or children. Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to hold those who drive while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and cause the death of another person as a result, financially responsible for the support of the victim's children until the age of majority, or until the age of twenty-three for any child who enrolls full-time in a college, university, vocational school, or trade school. SECTION 2. Section 706-646, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (3) to read as follows: "(3) In ordering restitution, the court shall not consider the defendant's financial ability to make restitution in determining the amount of restitution to order. The court, however, shall consider the defendant's financial ability to make restitution for the purpose of establishing the time and manner of payment. The court shall specify the time and manner in which restitution is to be paid[.], and where feasible, shall require restitution under paragraph (e) to be paid before losses are incurred. While the defendant is in the custody of the department of corrections and rehabilitation, restitution shall be collected pursuant to chapter 353 and any court-ordered payment schedule shall be suspended[.], except to the extent the court determines the defendant is financially able to pay restitution under paragraph (e). Restitution shall be a dollar amount that is sufficient to reimburse any victim fully for losses, including but not limited to: (a) Full value of stolen or damaged property, as determined by replacement costs of like property, or the actual or estimated cost of repair, if repair is possible; (b) Medical expenses, which shall include mental health treatment, counseling, and therapy; (c) Funeral and burial expenses; [and] (d) Lost earnings, which shall include paid leave[.]; and (e) If the defendant is convicted of negligent homicide in the first degree under section 707-702.5(1)(a), support to raise the decedent's surviving minor children until each child reaches the age of eighteen, or until the age of twenty-three for any child who enrolls full-time in a college, university, vocational school, or trade school, in an amount to be determined by the court and to be paid to the person responsible for raising the children." SECTION 3. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date. SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect ~~on July 1, 2050~~.
	47	+	SECTION 1. The legislature finds that individuals who selfishly elect to drive under the influence often inflict serious dismemberment or death upon others. The legislature further finds that oftentimes the child or children of these victims are left without the financial support of their parents, guardians, or remaining family members, and as such, the financial responsibility of the deceased victim's child or children falls upon other living members of the family or society as a whole. As if the death of a family member is not tragic enough, the unexpected financial responsibility for raising the victim's child or children until the age of majority may be overwhelming for some. The legislature further finds that the current punishments for perpetrators who are apprehended after having caused a motor vehicle accident that results in the death of another and who are found to have been operating the motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, do not address the issue of the care needed for the victim's child or children. Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to hold those who drive while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and cause the death of another person as a result, financially responsible for the support of the victim's children until the age of majority, or until the age of twenty-three for any child who enrolls full-time in a college, university, vocational school, or trade school. SECTION 2. Section 706-646, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (3) to read as follows: "(3) In ordering restitution, the court shall not consider the defendant's financial ability to make restitution in determining the amount of restitution to order. The court, however, shall consider the defendant's financial ability to make restitution for the purpose of establishing the time and manner of payment. The court shall specify the time and manner in which restitution is to be paid[.], and where feasible, shall require restitution under paragraph (e) to be paid before losses are incurred. While the defendant is in the custody of the department of corrections and rehabilitation, restitution shall be collected pursuant to chapter 353 and any court-ordered payment schedule shall be suspended[.], except to the extent the court determines the defendant is financially able to pay restitution under paragraph (e). Restitution shall be a dollar amount that is sufficient to reimburse any victim fully for losses, including but not limited to: (a) Full value of stolen or damaged property, as determined by replacement costs of like property, or the actual or estimated cost of repair, if repair is possible; (b) Medical expenses, which shall include mental health treatment, counseling, and therapy; (c) Funeral and burial expenses; [and] (d) Lost earnings, which shall include paid leave[.]; and (e) If the defendant is convicted of negligent homicide in the first degree under section 707-702.5(1)(a), support to raise the decedent's surviving minor children until each child reaches the age of eighteen, or until the age of twenty-three for any child who enrolls full-time in a college, university, vocational school, or trade school, in an amount to be determined by the court and to be paid to the person responsible for raising the children." SECTION 3. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date. SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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49	49		SECTION 1. The legislature finds that individuals who selfishly elect to drive under the influence often inflict serious dismemberment or death upon others. The legislature further finds that oftentimes the child or children of these victims are left without the financial support of their parents, guardians, or remaining family members, and as such, the financial responsibility of the deceased victim's child or children falls upon other living members of the family or society as a whole. As if the death of a family member is not tragic enough, the unexpected financial responsibility for raising the victim's child or children until the age of majority may be overwhelming for some.
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51	51		The legislature further finds that the current punishments for perpetrators who are apprehended after having caused a motor vehicle accident that results in the death of another and who are found to have been operating the motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, do not address the issue of the care needed for the victim's child or children.
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53	53		Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to hold those who drive while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and cause the death of another person as a result, financially responsible for the support of the victim's children until the age of majority, or until the age of twenty-three for any child who enrolls full-time in a college, university, vocational school, or trade school.
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55	55		SECTION 2. Section 706-646, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (3) to read as follows:
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57	57		"(3) In ordering restitution, the court shall not consider the defendant's financial ability to make restitution in determining the amount of restitution to order. The court, however, shall consider the defendant's financial ability to make restitution for the purpose of establishing the time and manner of payment. The court shall specify the time and manner in which restitution is to be paid[.], and where feasible, shall require restitution under paragraph (e) to be paid before losses are incurred. While the defendant is in the custody of the department of corrections and rehabilitation, restitution shall be collected pursuant to chapter 353 and any court-ordered payment schedule shall be suspended[.], except to the extent the court determines the defendant is financially able to pay restitution under paragraph (e). Restitution shall be a dollar amount that is sufficient to reimburse any victim fully for losses, including but not limited to:
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59	59		(a) Full value of stolen or damaged property, as determined by replacement costs of like property, or the actual or estimated cost of repair, if repair is possible;
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61	61		(b) Medical expenses, which shall include mental health treatment, counseling, and therapy;
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63	63		(c) Funeral and burial expenses; [and]
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65	65		(d) Lost earnings, which shall include paid leave[.]; and
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67	67		(e) If the defendant is convicted of negligent homicide in the first degree under section 707-702.5(1)(a), support to raise the decedent's surviving minor children until each child reaches the age of eighteen, or until the age of twenty-three for any child who enrolls full-time in a college, university, vocational school, or trade school, in an amount to be determined by the court and to be paid to the person responsible for raising the children."
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69	69		SECTION 3. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
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71	71		SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
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73		-	SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect ~~on July 1, 2050~~.
	73	+	SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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77		-	Report Title: Victim Restitution; Negligent Homicide in the First Degree Description: Requires, when a defendant is convicted of negligent homicide in the first degree for causing the death of another while driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, that victim restitution shall include financial support to raise the decedent's surviving minor children until each child reaches the age of eighteen, or until the age of twenty-three for any child who enrolls full-time in a college, university, vocational school, or trade school, in an amount to be determined by the court and to be paid to the person responsible for raising the children. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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	87	+	Report Title: Victim Restitution; Negligent Homicide in the First Degree Description: Requires, when a defendant is convicted of negligent homicide in the first degree for causing the death of another while driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, that victim restitution shall include financial support to raise the decedent's surviving minor children until each child reaches the age of eighteen, or until the age of twenty-three for any child who enrolls full-time in a college, university, vocational school, or trade school, in an amount to be determined by the court and to be paid to the person responsible for raising the children. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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93		-	Requires, when a defendant is convicted of negligent homicide in the first degree for causing the death of another while driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, that victim restitution shall include financial support to raise the decedent's surviving minor children until each child reaches the age of eighteen, or until the age of twenty-three for any child who enrolls full-time in a college, university, vocational school, or trade school, in an amount to be determined by the court and to be paid to the person responsible for raising the children. ~~Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)~~
	103	+	Requires, when a defendant is convicted of negligent homicide in the first degree for causing the death of another while driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, that victim restitution shall include financial support to raise the decedent's surviving minor children until each child reaches the age of eighteen, or until the age of twenty-three for any child who enrolls full-time in a college, university, vocational school, or trade school, in an amount to be determined by the court and to be paid to the person responsible for raising the children.
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101	111		The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.