Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 672 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to improve enforcement of the law relating to infectious diseases by authorizing the Department of Health (DOH) to require law enforcement personnel to aid and assist in the quarantine of individuals who are infected or suspected of being infected with diseases dangerous to public health.

The Department of Public Safety, DOH, and Honolulu Police Department testified in support of this bill.

Your Committee finds that quarantine must be enforceable to be effective and that DOH should be allowed to require the assistance of police and sheriffs in enforcing quarantine orders.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 672 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.