STAND. COM. REP. NO. 853

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 262

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 262, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VACCINES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to appropriate an unspecified amount of funds for purposes relating to vaccines.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Hawaii Primary Care Association.

Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from one individual.

Your Committee finds that the moneys appropriated by this measure will help address the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and meet the State's COVID-19 vaccination goals.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your

Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 262, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair