STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1727

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.R. No. 17

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.R. No. 17 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION DESIGNATING MARCH 2019 AS BLEEDING DISORDERS AWARENESS MONTH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to designate March 2019 as Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month.

The National Hemophilia Foundation-Hawai‘i Chapter and a few individuals testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by removing the references to 2019 from the title of this measure and wherever otherwise mentioned in the body of this measure that designates March as Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month in Hawaii.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 17, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 17, H.D. 1.

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

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair