STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1523
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2019
RE: S.B. No. 203
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 S.B. No. 203 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VACCINATIONS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The Board of Pharmacy, Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, Hawai‘i Public Health Association, Hawai‘i Immunization Coalition, and several individuals testified in support of this measure. The Department of Health provided comments.
Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to promote further discussion.
Your Committee finds that the ability of trained pharmacists to provide access to preventive treatment in a timely manner is essential to the health and welfare of the State.
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. 203, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 203, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,
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____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair |
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