STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1665

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.R. No. 108

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health & Homelessness, to which was referred H.R. No. 108 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO REVIEW AND UPDATE THE RELEVANT CHAPTERS OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES THAT RELATE TO MENTAL HEALTH AND INVOLUNTARY TRANSPORT, EXAMINATION, HOSPITALIZATION, AND TREATMENT, INCLUDING ASSISTED COMMUNITY TREATMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Health to convene a working group to review and update the relevant chapters of the Hawaii Revised Statues that relate to mental health and involuntary transport, examination, hospitalization, and treatment, including assisted community treatment.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health. Your Committee received comments on this measure from Legislative Reference Bureau.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Replacing the leadership role from Legislative Reference Bureau to Department of Health; and

(2) Amending the date report due date to 20 days before the opening of the 2024 Legislative Session; 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 & Homelessness that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 108, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 108, H.D. 1.

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

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair