STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1275

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   S.B. No. 490

      S.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. 490, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MATERIAL WITNESS ORDERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to allow the circuit court, family court, or district court to issue a material witness order in cases initiated through felony complaint, in addition to indictment or information.  

The Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu and an individual 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 S.B. No. 490, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair