CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 103-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2390

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2390, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Increase the number of associate judges on the Intermediate Court of Appeals from five to six; and

(2) Appropriate funds.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the Intermediate Court of Appeals expects a significant increase in its caseloads as the trial courts dispose of their backlogs of civil, criminal, and family cases. Your Committee on Conference further finds that adding another Intermediate Court of Appeals associate judge would enable the Judiciary to expeditiously resolve a greater number of appeals and address the foreseeable backlog of cases from the trial courts.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an appropriation amount of $478,326, to be allocated as follows:

(A) $214,788 for the establishment of one permanent full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) intermediate appellate court associate judge position;

(B) $86,688 for the establishment of one permanent full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) judicial assistant position;

(C) $134,400 for the establishment of two permanent full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) law clerk positions; and

(D) $42,450 for equipment, books, and furniture for the new associate judge's chambers;

(2) Inserting an effective date of July 1, 2022; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2390, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2390, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA Co-Chair	____________________________ KARL RHOADS Chair
____________________________ SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO Co-Chair	____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Co-Chair