STAND. COM. REP. NO. 131

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.B. No. 727

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, Human Services, & Homelessness, to which was referred H.B. No. 727 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish an inspection fee for the inspection of public swimming pools;

(2) Increase the annual and temporary permit fees for tattoo artists;

(3) Increase the fees for certified copies of vital statistic records; and

(4) Require the Department of Health to coordinate public health statistics and other public health data to implement and update a statewide public health planning and public health program development program.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the State Health Planning and Development Agency, Hawaii Pacific Health, and The Queen's Health Systems.

Your Committee finds that this measure requires the Department of Health to proactively coordinate and plan statewide health care and public health resources, which is necessary to establish and achieve long-term strategic objectives and policies to improve the access, quality, and sustainability of public health in Hawaii.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Amending the definition of "public health planning" to remove references to public and private health care services delivery resources;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2060, to encourage further discussion; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health, Human Services, & Homelessness that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 727, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 727, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health, Human Services, & Homelessness,

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair