STAND. COM. REP. NO. 469

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 766

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 766 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SERVICE IN NON-CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Amend the procedure for the giving of notice or service of legal process in certain civil proceedings in the district, circuit, and family courts and in administrative proceedings by allowing documents to be served upon parties by electronic mail; and

(2) Increase the time within which a party may or must act after being served by mail to at least five days.

Two individuals testified in support of this measure. The Department of the Attorney General and Hawaii Labor Relations Board provided comments.

Upon careful consideration, your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting its substance and replacing its contents with a task force within the Judiciary to review allowing service of notice and process by electronic mail in civil and administrative proceedings; and

(2) Changing its effective date to January 28, 2081.

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. 766, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 766, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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CHRIS LEE, Chair