STAND. COM. REP. NO. 325-16
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2016
RE: H.B. No. 1906
H.D. 1
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2016
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 1906 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
(1) Removing the requirements that the family courts report to the Department of Human Services each time such a temporary restraining order is sought; and
(2) Relieving the Department of Human Services of the duty to investigate each such allegation and to submit a written report to the family courts in advance of the hearing on the temporary restraining order.
Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 3000, to promote further discussion.
Should your Committee on Judiciary deliberate on this measure further, your Committee on Human Services respectfully requests that it consider the concerns raised by Judge Mark Browning of the Judiciary and his suggested amendments.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1906, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1906, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services,
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____________________________ DEE MORIKAWA, Chair |
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