STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3001

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2117

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2117 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DISTRICT COURT JUDGES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish one additional district court judge position in the District Court of the Second Circuit (County of Maui).

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Hawaii State Judiciary and one individual.

Your Committee finds that this measure would authorize, for the first time since 1982, one additional district court judgeship in the District Court of the Second Circuit, thereby allowing the Second Circuit to address an increase in criminal and traffic case filings.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Adding an unspecified appropriation of general revenues for the establishment of one permanent full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) district court judge position in the District Court of the Second Circuit;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure; and

(3) Making technical nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, consistency, 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 S.B. No. 2117, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2117, S.D. 1.

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

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair