STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1354

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

 

RE:   S.B. No. 1337

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Human Services & Housing, to which was referred S.B. No. 1337 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONTEMPT OF COURT,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to protect the health and welfare of the children of Hawaii by facilitating the enforcement of a court order compelling a parent to pay child support, medical support, or other remedial care for a child.  Specifically, this measure provides that proof that the parent:

 

(1)  Was present in court at the time the order was issued or that the parent was served with the court order; and

 

(2)  Failed to comply with the court order,

 

constitutes prima facie evidence of a civil contempt of court.

 

     The Attorney General, Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and an individual testified in support of this bill.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services & Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1337 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services & Housing,

 

 

 

 

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MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Chair