Report Title:

Appellate Jurisdiction

Description:

Establishes a sunset date of June 30, 2010, for Act 202, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004, relating to appellate jurisdiction, which makes numerous changes concerning appellate courts. Requires the Judiciary, prior to the Regular Session of 2010, to report to the Legislature on the effect of Act 202 on the appellate court system. (HB2897 CD1)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2897

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2006

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

S.D. 1
 

C.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 85 of Act 202, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004, is amended to read as follows:

"SECTION 85. This Act shall take effect upon its approval; provided that sections 1 through 82 shall take effect on July 1, 2006[.], and shall be repealed on June 30, 2010."

SECTION 2. No later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2010, the judiciary shall submit a report to the legislature that shall include a detailed assessment of the effects and consequences of the changes to the appellate court system as a result of the implementation of sections 1 through 82 of Act 202, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004, and of any other laws that may have been enacted since the 2006 regular session further relating to the changes. The report shall include, at a minimum:

(1) Information relating to case load per intermediate appellate court judge;

(2) The number and nature of appeals and applications for transfer to the supreme court;

(3) The length of time required for disposition of cases and motions for both the intermediate appellate court and the supreme court;

(4) Any changes in human resource needs or logistical support systems; and

(5) All such other information as may be requested by the legislature prior to adjournment sine die of the regular session of 2009.

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.