HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 1878 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the judiciary. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 1878 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 STATE OF HAWAII HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 1878 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the judiciary. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Section 602-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows: "§602-8 [Terms.] Session terms. The supreme court shall be deemed to be in [continuous] annual session[.] commencing on the first Monday in January of each year. The court shall be deemed always open for filing papers, issuing and returning process, and issuing orders." SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2024. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________ SECTION 1. Section 602-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows: "§602-8 [Terms.] Session terms. The supreme court shall be deemed to be in [continuous] annual session[.] commencing on the first Monday in January of each year. The court shall be deemed always open for filing papers, issuing and returning process, and issuing orders." SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2024. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________ INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Judiciary; Supreme Court; Session Terms Description: Amends the period in which the supreme court is in session to annual terms commencing on the first Monday in January of each year. Effective 1/1/2024. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent. Report Title: Judiciary; Supreme Court; Session Terms Description: Amends the period in which the supreme court is in session to annual terms commencing on the first Monday in January of each year. Effective 1/1/2024. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.