STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1117

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   S.B. No. 567

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 567 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to help increase the number of eligible donors, foster a commitment to blood donation, and enhance our ability to meet the growing demand for blood by lowering the minimum age requirement for blood donation to sixteen years of age, provided that parental consent is given.

     Several concerned individuals supported this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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 S.B. No. 567, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 567, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair