STAND. COM. REP. NO.  374

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.B. No. 1005

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1005, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to support the Veterans Treatment Court.

The State of Hawaii Department of Defense, Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu, and a concerned individual provided testimony in support of this measure.  The Judiciary provided comments on this measure.

     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. 1005, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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KARL RHOADS, Chair