Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services and Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 2599 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide immunity from liability from a personal injury suit brought by the biological parents of a medically fragile child against the foster parents who care for the child.

The Hawaii Disability Rights Center and a concerned individual testified in support of this measure. The Department of Human Services and Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii opposed this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services and Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2599 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.