Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

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. 683, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

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 establish a civil process server task force under the Department of Public Safety to study certain work impediments faced by process servers.

Your Committee on Conference is aware of the various unresolved issues and persistent problems concerning the serving of process papers by deputy sheriffs. Although service of process is a necessary function, the current system is fraught with uncertainties and dangers in regards to the proper role, authority, identification, and safety of process servers.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by deleting reference to a task force and substituting a study by the Legislative Reference Bureau, clarifying the scope of the study, and requiring or requesting the agencies cooperating with the Legislative Reference Bureau to designate contact persons for the study.

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. 683, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 683, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.