STAND. COM. REP. NO.  195-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.B. No. 2721

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2721 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COURT REPORTERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to authorize certified shorthand reporters to administer oaths or affirmations and perform the duties of a deposition officer.

     The Hawaii Court Reporters and Captioners Association provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to January 21, 2058, to facilitate further discussion; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

     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 H.B. No. 2721, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2721, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Chair