STAND. COM. REP. NO.  464

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1353

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1353 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER OPERATING BUDGET,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to provide funding for the operations of the Office of the Public Defender for fiscal biennium 2019-2021.

 

     The Office of the Public Defender provided testimony in support.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1353 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

 

 

 

 

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CHRIS LEE, Chair