STAND. COM. REP. NO. 535-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 2391

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, Human Services, & Homelessness, to which was referred H.B. No. 2391 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish an Early Lung Cancer Screening Task Force to research what steps and resources are necessary to increase early lung cancer screening in Hawaii.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health, University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center, John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Hawaii Medical Association, American Lung Association, Hawaii Primary Care Association, Hawai‘i Public Health Association, Hawai‘i Public Health Institute, and two individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance, Department of Human Services, and State Procurement Office.

Your Committee finds that lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in men and women in the United States. Your Committee further finds that Hawaii is last in the nation for early diagnosis of lung cancer. This measure promotes greater cancer screening and prevention efforts in the State by creating an Early Lung Cancer Screening Task Force to identify the steps and resources necessary to increase early lung cancer screening in Hawaii.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting the preamble, other than the narrow purpose statement of this measure;

(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. 2391, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2391, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair