STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 3 2024
RE: S.R. No. 35
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and
Military Affairs, to which was referred S.R. No. 35 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A U VISA CERTIFICATION POLICY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the
Department of Law Enforcement to develop and implement a U visa
certification policy.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Law Enforcement, The Legal Clinic, Hawai‘i
Friends of Civil Rights, Valar Law LLC, Hawai‘i Coalition for
Immigrant Rights, and three individuals.
Your Committee finds that the U visa is an immigration
benefit for immigrant victims of certain crimes who will assist,
are currently assisting, or have previously assisted law
enforcement in the investigation or prosecution of a crime. Your
Committee further finds that the U visa provides eligible
immigrant victims with nonimmigrant status to temporarily remain
in the United States while assisting law enforcement, allowing
these individuals to legally remain and work in the United States.
Your Committee concludes that the State would benefit from having
a U visa certification policy to ensure that victims of certain
crimes have a safe opportunity to report these crimes without fear
of deportation.
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As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military
Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs
with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 35 and recommends its
adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Public Safety and
Intergovernmental and Military
Affairs,
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs
PSM
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral:
__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If then the previous decision was to: ________________________________________________
The Re^mmendation is:
K/Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye (WR) Nay Excused
WAKAI. Glenn (C)
ELEFANTE, Brandon J.C. (VC)
FUKUNAGA. Carol
RHOADS. Karl
AWA. Brenton
TOTAL
Recommendation: / ' f f
y Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair's or Designee’s Signature:
Distribution: Original I / Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report \ Cl§ji^ Office/ Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measune jzfer Record of Votes
Revised: 01/09/24