STAND. COM. REP. NO.  345-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1773

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 1773 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ACCUSED TO TRANSPORT WITNESS OR WITNESSES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to help secure witness presence at family court proceedings involving criminal matters by allowing family courts to require the accused to transport a witness or witnesses, including a complaining witness or witnesses, to any court proceeding under certain conditions.

 

     The Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu testified in support of this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1773 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,

 

 

 

 

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair