Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 2591 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the requirement that a party must first file a motion for reconsideration before initiating an appeal of an order under the Child Protective Act.

The Attorney General, Department of Human Services, and Judiciary testified in support of this bill.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2591, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.