STAND. COM. REP. NO.  738

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.B. No. 947

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. 947 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RECORDS OF FORENSIC EXAMINATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to create an effective and safe treatment environment at the Hawaii State Hospital (Hospital) by requiring that the court provide a copy of the court examination reports with the order of commitment or order for conditional release to the Hospital.

The Department of Health testified in support of 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. 947 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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KARL RHOADS, Chair