STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1450-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   S.B. No. 3039

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 3039, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ANATOMICAL TRANSPLANTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of Health to submit a report to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2013 on the total number of individuals and the number of persons with human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency virus, and AIDS-related complex, who have received organ transplants from a medical facility or center in the State since 2009, including kidney and liver transplants.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Health provided comments on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3039, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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GILBERT KEITH-AGARAN, Chair