STAND. COM. REP. NO. 863-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 2338

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2338, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TOXICOLOGY TESTING LABORATORY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Appropriate funds from the State Highway Fund to the Department of Health's State Drug and Alcohol Toxicology Testing Laboratory Special Fund for fiscal year 2022-2023; and

(2) Authorize the Department of Health to expend those funds for the establishment of the State Drug and Alcohol Toxicology Testing Laboratory.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health, Department of Transportation, County of Hawai‘i Police Department, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving Hawaii.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2338, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair