STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1284

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 766

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 766, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish a task force within the Judiciary to review allowing service of notice and process by electronic mail in civil and administrative proceedings.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Hawai‘i Civil Rights Commission.

Your Committee finds that as technology progresses and gains widespread adoption that the practice of law and its specific procedural requirements should also be open to change. Your Committee further finds that there may be many parties who would accept service by electronic mail if it were to be allowed. This measure will establish a task force to explore this potential change in court procedure for civil and administrative proceedings.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Making it effective upon approval; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

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

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

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KARL RHOADS, Chair