STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1217

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   S.B. No. 1489

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 1489, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ATTORNEY'S LIENS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to allow attorney's liens to attach to proceedings after the commencement of an arbitration proceeding, and to orders, settlements, and awards resulting from an arbitration proceeding.  In addition, this measure eliminates the filing deadline for attorney liens.

     The Collection Law Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by changing its effective date to upon approval.

     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. 1489, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1489, S.D. 1, 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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GILBERT KEITH-AGARAN, Chair