STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1571

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   S.B. No. 322

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 322, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COURT JURISDICTION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide that:

     (1)  Circuit courts have concurrent jurisdiction with the family court over certain felonies when multiple offenses are charged and at least one of the offenses is a violation of the offense of endangering the welfare of a minor in the first degree, endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree, or endangering the welfare of an incompetent person; and

     (2)  District courts have concurrent jurisdiction with the family court over any violation of the offense of endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree or endangering the welfare of an incompetent person when multiple offenses are charged and at least one other offense is a criminal offense under the jurisdiction of the district courts.

The Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the County of Maui testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion.

     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. 322, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 322, 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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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair