STAND. COM. REP. NO. 314

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 Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 727, H.D. 1, 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 comments on this measure from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Your Committee finds that this measure requires the Department of Health to proactively coordinate and plan statewide health care and public health research, 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.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 727, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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AARON LING JOHANSON, Chair