STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2081

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 723

S.D. 1

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 Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 723, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Require the Judiciary to post the titles of all court filings and the minutes of court proceedings in paternity cases on its website after redacting information in which an individual has a significant privacy interest and subject to certain circumstances; and

(2) Establish the same confidentiality standards for paternity cases as other cases heard by the family court.

The Judiciary and an individual provided comments on 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. 723, 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