STAND. COM. REP. NO. 220-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2504

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health & Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 2504 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO GENDER EQUITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require places of public accommodation constructed or substantially modified after June 30, 2018, to provide baby diaper-changing accommodations to both men and women.

A concerned individual supported this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 3000, to promote further discussion; and

(2) Making nonsubstantive, technical amendments for the purposes of style, clarity, and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health & Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2504, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2504, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health & Human Services,

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair