STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1256-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 1346

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 1346, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO JUROR COMPENSATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase compensation for a juror or prospective juror from $30 to $50 for each day of attendance at court.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Judiciary.

Your Committee finds that juror compensation has not been increased since 1986. Your Committee recognizes the sacrifices made by jurors and prospective jurors in the performance of their civic duty and believes that an increase in compensation is timely.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to January 1, 2222, to encourage further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1346, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1346, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair