Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1878 Compare Versions

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1		-	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 1878 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 ~~H.D. 1~~ STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
	1	+	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:
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3	3		HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 1878
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13	13		THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022
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31	31		A BILL FOR AN ACT
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37	37		relating to the judiciary.
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43	43		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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47		-	SECTION 1. ~~(a) The legislative reference bureau shall conduct a study~~ to ~~consider if the Hawaii supreme court should be a single term like the United States Supreme Court. (b)~~ The ~~legislative reference bureau~~ shall ~~submit a report~~ of ~~its findings~~ and ~~recommendations~~, ~~including any proposed legislation,~~ to ~~the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2023~~. SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on ~~July~~ 1, ~~2022~~.
	47	+	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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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: _____________________________
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49		-	SECTION 1. ~~(a) The legislative reference bureau shall conduct a study~~ to ~~consider if the Hawaii supreme court should be a single term like the United States Supreme Court.~~
	49	+	SECTION 1. Section 602-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
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51		-	~~(b)~~ The ~~legislative reference bureau~~ shall ~~submit a report~~ of ~~its findings~~ and ~~recommendations~~, ~~including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2023~~.
	51	+	"§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."
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53		-	SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2022.
	53	+	SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
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	55	+	SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2024.
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57		-	Report Title: Judiciary; Supreme Court; Session Terms; LRB; Study; Report Description: Requires the legislative reference bureau to conduct a study to consider if the Hawaii supreme court should be a single term like the United States Supreme Court. Requires a report to the legislature. (HD1) The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
	59	+	INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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	61	+	INTRODUCED BY:
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	69	+	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.
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65		-	Judiciary; Supreme Court; Session Terms~~; LRB; Study; Report~~
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71		-	~~Requires~~ the ~~legislative reference bureau to conduct a study to consider if~~ the ~~Hawaii~~ supreme court ~~should be a single term like~~ the ~~United States Supreme Court~~. ~~Requires a report to the legislature~~. ~~(HD1)~~
	83	+	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.
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79	91		The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.