STAND. COM. REP. NO. 226

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.B. No. 104

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, Human Services, & Homelessness, to which was referred H.B. No. 104 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO POOLS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to define "swimming pool" for the purposes of administrative rule making by the Department of Health.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from Imanaka Asato LLLC, five individuals, and a petition with numerous individuals. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Department of Health.

Your Committee finds that clarifying that "swimming pools" as impervious, artificial bodies of water for swimming, diving, or recreational bathing or therapy will reduce confusion over oversight by the Department of Health over recreational bodies of water.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2060, to encourage further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health, Human Services, & Homelessness that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 104, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 104, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Water & Land.

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

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair