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. 2598 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to extend the sunset date for deposits of fees for electronic filing, signing, serving, certification and verification of court documents into the judiciary computer system special fund from June 30, 2007 to December 31, 2008.

The Judiciary testified in support of this measure.

Act 230, Session Laws of Hawaii, 2004, was enacted to provide funds for the judiciary information management system (JIMS) project. Section 6 of Act 230 is currently set to be repealed on June 30, 2007 and the Judiciary has requested additional time so that all JIMS modules may be implemented. This measure, part of the Judiciary's 2006 legislative package, would extend the sunset date for section 6 of Act 230 from June 30, 2007 to December 31, 2008.

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. 2598 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.