STAND. COM. REP. NO.  722

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 1828

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 1828 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to reduce financial barriers to individuals considering becoming organ donors by providing a tax deduction to organ donors in an amount not to exceed $10,000.

     The Organ Donor Center of Hawaii and many concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Taxation and Tax Foundation of Hawaii provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1828 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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JOSHUA B. GREEN, M.D., Chair