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. 2598 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to enable the Judiciary to continue collecting fees authorized under Act 230, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004 (Act 230), for electronic filing, signing, serving, certification, and verification of court documents by extending the repeal date of Act 230 to December 31, 2008. The fees are deposited into the Judiciary Computer System Special Fund.

The Judiciary testified in support of this bill.

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. 2598 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.