Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2593 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to clarify that in child protective proceedings under Chapter 587, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the Child Protective Act, all documents are exempt from filing fee requirements.

The Judiciary testified in support of this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2593 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.