STAND. COM. REP. NO.  186

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1330

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 1330 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOBACCO SETTLEMENT SPECIAL FUND,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to extend the authorization that allocates a portion of Hawaii Tobacco Settlement Special Fund moneys to the John A. Burns School of Medicine for annual operating expenses.

 

     The University of Hawaii System, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Pacific Health, the Hawaii Medical Service Association, the Hawaii Primary Care Association, Kalihi-Palama Health Center, The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, The Queen's Health Systems, and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  The Hawaii COPD Coalition and Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawaii opposed this measure.  The Department of Health, American Cancer Society, and American Heart Association provided comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion.  Technical, nonsubstantive amendments were also made 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 H.B. No. 1330, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1330, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Higher Education.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair