STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1221
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2023
RE: H.B. No. 382
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 382 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
As introduced, this budget measure appropriates:
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FY 2023-2024 |
FY 2024-2025 |
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General Funds |
184,740,378 |
188,940,776 |
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All Means of Financing |
213,681,891 |
201,786,529 |
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Judiciary, Hawaii State Bar Association, The Mediation Center of the Pacific Inc., Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center, Collection Law Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association, Kauai Bar Association, Volunteer Legal Services Hawai‘i, Appellate Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association, Legal Aid Society of Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Access to Justice Commission, Starn O'Toole Marcus & Fisher, and six individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Domestic Violence Action Center.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Amending the budget provisions to appropriate:
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FY 2023-2024 |
FY 2024-2025 |
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General Funds |
183,190,060 |
187,805,425 |
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All Means of Financing |
217,356,573 |
200,651,178 |
(2) Changing the effective date to June 30, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
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 H.B. No. 382, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 382, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair |
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