CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 81-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2010

 

RE:    S.B. No. 2454

       S.D. 2

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Madam and Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2454, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS AND RECORDS,"

 

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 allow courts to charge fees, as established by court rules, to certify copies of pleadings, orders, transcripts, and other documents, while exempting state agencies from the payment of these fees.

 

     Your Committee on Conference finds that this measure will allow the Supreme Court to establish fees for the certification of certain documents.  While your Committee on Conference believes that, in general, state agencies should be exempt from the payment of the fees, permitting the Supreme Court to establish rules limiting the exemption is a reasonable method of allowing the Judiciary to properly manage the work flow of Judiciary staff who perform the certifications.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Allowing limitations on the extent of the exemption for state agencies as may be established by court rules; and

 

     (2)  Deleting language regarding the original filing or issuance of court documents to be certified, for 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. 2454, 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. 2454, 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

 

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JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Co-Chair

 

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair

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GILBERT KEITH-AGARAN, Co-Chair

 

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SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Co-Chair