STAND. COM. REP. NO.  70-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.B. No. 2033

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 2033 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO JURY DUTY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to meet the health needs of mothers and babies in the State by exempting breastfeeding mothers from jury duty.

The Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, Planned Parenthood of Hawaii, Breastfeeding Hawaii, Hawaii Women's Coalition, and two individuals testified in support of this measure.

     It has come to your Committee's attention that the Hawaii State Judiciary may not have a policy regarding accommodations in the courthouse for women who breastfeed children or express breast milk.  Your Committee respectfully requests that the Hawaii State Judiciary provide clarification on this matter as this measure progresses through the legislative process.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments 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. 2033, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2033, 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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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair