STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1067-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   S.B. No. 668

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 668, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE REGISTRY OF CLEAN AND SOBER HOMES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide immunity to the Department of Health and its employees, agents, and volunteers from liability for operating the clean and sober homes registry in good faith.

The Department of Health, Hawaii Paroling Authority, Hawaii Substance Abuse Council, The Salvation Army Addiction Treatment Services and Family Treatment Services, and an individual provided testimony in support of the measure.  The Hawaii Association for Justice provided testimony in opposition.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Clarifying that the Department of Health and its employees, agents, and volunteers will be immune from liability for operating the clean and sober homes registry reasonably and in good faith; and

     (2)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2112, to encourage further discussion.

     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. 668, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 668, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

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

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair