STAND. COM. REP. NO.  745-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   S.B. No. 2454

      S.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 2454, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS AND RECORDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to allow courts to charge fees, as established by court rules, for certified copies of pleadings, orders, transcripts, and other documents.

     This measure also establishes an exemption from these fees for state agencies, subject to limitation by court rules.

     The Department of the Attorney General supported this bill with amendments. The Judiciary provided written comments.

     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 S.B. No. 2454, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Chair