STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1868

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 510

H.D. 2

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 510, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to appropriate funds for the operating and capital improvement costs of the Judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2021.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Judiciary; Appellate Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association; Volunteer Legal Services Hawai‘i; Legal Aid Society of Hawai‘i; KAI LAW, LLC; Maui County Bar Association; Hawaii State Bar Association; West Hawaii Bar Association; and two individuals.

Your Committee notes that the Judiciary requested an increase of $8,446,934 in general funds in fiscal year 2019-2020, and $9,409,629 in general funds in fiscal year 2020-2021. Your Committee has approved full-year funding for newly established positions, resulting in an appropriation of $8,815,397 in general funds for fiscal year 2019-2020, and $8,946,690 in general funds for fiscal year 2020-2021.

Your Committee also approved the authorization of $12,595,000 in general obligation bond funds for fiscal year 2019-2020, and $9,343,000 in general obligation bond funds for fiscal year 2020-2021.

Your Committee also made technical nonsubstantive changes to this measure for purposes of clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 510, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 510, H.D. 2, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair