STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1844
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: H.B. No. 382
H.D. 1
S.D. 2
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 382, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to appropriate funds for the operating and capital improvement program costs of the Judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2025.
Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Judiciary, Maui County Bar Association, Hawaii State Bar Association, Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii, Hawaii State Bar Association - Collection Law Section, Hawaii Access to Justice Commission, and Legal Aid Society.
OPERATING BUDGET
The Judiciary requested the following
funds for fiscal biennium 2023-25 operating expenses:
|
JUDICIARY |
FY 2024 |
FY 2025 |
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General Funds |
$164,891,486 |
$164,891,486 |
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All Means of Financing |
$177,900,433 |
$177,900,433 |
Your Committee has amended this budget to
appropriate the following in funds for operating expenses:
|
SENATE |
FY 2024 |
FY 2025 |
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General Funds |
$180,661,782 |
$184,862,180 |
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All Means of Financing |
$193,886,358 |
$198,215,996 |
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM BUDGET
The Judiciary requested the following funds for fiscal biennium 2023-25 capital improvement program budget:
|
JUDICIARY |
FY 2024 |
FY 2025 |
|
General Obligation Bond Funds |
$16,225,000 |
$0 |
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Total by All Means of Financing |
$16,225,000 |
$0 |
Your Committee has amended this measure by appropriating the following funds for the Judiciary's capital improvement program budget:
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SENATE |
FY 2024 |
FY 2025 |
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General Obligation Bond Funds |
$12,730,000 |
$0 |
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General Funds |
$3,000,000 |
$0 |
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Total by All Means of Financing |
$15,730,000 |
$0 |
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 H.B. No. 382, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 382, H.D. 1, S.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,
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________________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair |
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