STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1713

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   S.B. No. 276

      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 Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 276, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO JUDGES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1)  Increase the number of district court judges of the Second Circuit to four judges from three judges;

(2)  Clarify that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may establish in each judicial circuit a district family court; and

(3)  Make housekeeping amendments to laws relating to the composition of judges of the circuit courts and district courts of the State.

The Judiciary opposed this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 276, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair