THE SENATE
                THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                 REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

     MEASURES DEFERRED TO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1999


                 COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
                        9:00 a.m.
                   Conference Room 229

         DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS
            (Deferred from February 10, 1999)


SB 1634       RELATING TO THE SELECTION AND COMPENSATION           JDC, WAM
           Requires Judicial Selection Commission to establish
           and report to  the  Legislature  clear criteria for
           the selection of judges.   Also requires Commission
           to establish and report  on a proposal to establish
           a merit pay system for judges.

SB 894        RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY                            JDC, WAM
           Judiciary Appropriations Act of 1999.

SB 897        RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY                            JDC, WAM
           Appropriates   funds   for   the   Ho'okele   Court
           Navigation pilot program at the judiciary.

SB 887        RELATING TO JUDGES FOR THE CIRCUIT COURT             JDC, WAM
           Increases the number of circuit court judges in the
           fifth circuit by one.

SB 888        RELATING TO THE TRAFFIC CODE                         JDC, WAM
           Increases  the  amount  of  a  penal  summons  to a
           maximum of $50.

SB 889        RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY                            JDC, WAM
           Permits the court to assess a sum not to exceed $50
           when issuing a bench warrant.

SB 900        RELATING TO FEES                                     JDC, WAM
           Removes  fee  for  application  for  appointment of
           special  administrator  by  court  order;  informal
           probate  or  appointment  proceeding  under chapter
           560; and application  under  chapter 560 for formal
           testacy    proceedings     or     for    supervised
           administration.    Adds  $100  fee  for domiciliary
           foreign personal representative.

SB 901        RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY COMPUTER SYSTEM            JDC, WAM
           SPECIAL FUND
           Repeals sunset of Act  203,  Session Laws of Hawaii
           1996, which includes creation of judiciary computer

 
           system special fund.    Also repeals reenactment of
           section 287-3(a), Hawaii  Revised  Statutes, in the
           form in which it read on 6/16/96.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SB 902        RELATING TO RECORDS MANAGEMENT SERVICES              JDC, WAM
           Creates a records management fee surcharge on civil
           cases.


                   No testimony will be accepted.

For further information, please call the committee clerk at 586-6911.