Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2593 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to exempt court proceedings under chapter 587, the Child Protective Act, from court fees.

The Judiciary testified in support of this measure.

This measure clarifies that filing fees are not to be assessed for any document filed in cases under chapter 587. There has been a long-standing practice not to assess filing fees for chapter 587 cases.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs 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 Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.