STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1937

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 203

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred S.B. No. 203, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VACCINATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to allow licensed pharmacists to administer vaccinations or immunizations required under Hawaii's infectious and communicable diseases laws.

The Board of Pharmacy; Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy of the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo; Hawai‘i Immunization Coalition; R. Weinstein, Inc.; Times Pharmacy; and several individuals testified in support of this measure. The Department of Health provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2019.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 203, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 203, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair