STAND. COM. REP. NO. 658-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2732
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred H.B. No. 2732 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COURT REPORTERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to prohibit certain conduct by
court reporters.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
National Court Reporters Association, Hawaii Court Reporters
Association, and several concerned individuals.  Testimony was
also received from the Lawrence Appraisal Group Hawaii, Inc., and
Hilo Reporters.

     Your Committee finds that gift giving by court reporters is
an issue of concern to the citizens of the State.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by deleting the
proposed language and inserting provisions prohibiting private
court reporters from engaging in conduct likely to undermine
impartiality, that is improper, or gives the appearance of
impropriety, and regarding gift giving by private court
reporters.  Your Committee has further amended this bill by
leaving the effective date blank.


 
 
 
 
 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of H.B. No. 2732, as amended herein, and recommends that
it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No.
2732, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary &
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair