CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.54-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: H.B. No. 2897
H.D. 1
S.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2897, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO APPELLATE JURISDICTION,"
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 amend the effective date of various changes to the appellate court system made by Act 202, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004 (Act 202). Specifically, this bill delays the effective date of these changes from July 1, 2006, to January 1, 2007.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Restoring the effective date of the changes provided for in Act 202 to July 1, 2006;
(2) Inserting a sunset date of June 30, 2010, for the changes provided for in Act 202;
(3) Requiring the Judiciary to submit a report to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2010, assessing the effect of Act 202 on the appellate court system; and
(4) Changing the effective date of this bill to upon its approval.
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 H.B. No. 2897, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2897, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
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____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair |
____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Chair |
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