STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1461-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.R. No. 98

      H.D. 2

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.R. No. 98, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO REFRAIN FROM CHARGING LICENSING FEES TO HEALTHCARE FACILITIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the Department of Health to consider the charging of reasonable licensing fees to healthcare facilties.

Your Committee has amended the title of this measure to match its companion, House Concurrent Resolution 135, H.D.1, which reads as: "URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONSIDER THE CHARGING OF REASONABLE LICENSING FEES TO HEALTHCARE FACILITIES."

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 98, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 98, H.D. 2.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair