STAND. COM. REP. NO. -24
Honolulu, •Hawaii
2024
APR 04
RE: H.C.R. No. 5
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty—Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which
was referred H.C.R. No. 5 entitled:
“HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING RETAIL STORES AND
PHARMACIES DOING BUSINESS IN THE STATE TO ADOPT A POLICY ON A
NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL GUARANTEEING AN INDIVIDUAL’S
UNHINDERED ACCESS TO ALL UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION-APPROVED CONTRACEPTIVES,”
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to urge retail stores and
pharmacies doing business in the State to adopt a policy on a
national and local level guaranteeing an individual’s unhindered
access to all United States Food and Drug Administration-approved
contraceptives.
Your Committee received testimony in support from Save
Medicaid Hawaii; Hawaii State Democratic Women’s Caucus;
AlohaCare; and five individuals.
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 concurs with the intent and purpose of
H.C.R. No. 5 and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
HCR5 HSCR CPC
~
 STAND. CON. REP. NO. -24
Page 2
Committee on Consumer
Protection & Commerce,
~
HCR5 HSCR CPC
~
 State of Hawaii
House of Representatives
The Thirty-second Legislature
~‘/‘5 cj~ I ~ ~~ £1
Record of Votes of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce
Bill/Resolution No.: Committee Referral: Date:
~-~CP~S ~LT CPC ~fl2t~ 2, ~2~o.14
0 The committee is reconsidering its previous decision on the measure.
The recommendation is to: ~ Pass, unamended (as is) 0 Pass, with amendments (HD) C Hold
C Pass short form bill with HD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
CPC Members Ayes Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. NAKASHIMA, Mark M. (C)
~
2. SAYAMA, Jackson D. (VC)
3. AMATO, Terez
4. BELATTI, Della Au
~
5. HASHEM, Mark J.
6. HUSSEY-BURDICK, Natalia
-~
7. GATES, Cedric Asuega
8. LOWEN, Nicole E.
9. ONISHI, Richard H.K.
~
10. TAM, Adrian K.
11. PIERICK, Elijah 7:
TOTAL (11) 0
The recommendation is: Adopted IJ Not Adopted
If joint referral, did not support recommendation.
committee acronym(s)
-
Vice Chair’s or designee’s signature:
Distribution: Original (White) — Committee Duplicate (Yellow) — Chief Clerk’s Office Duplicate (Pink) — HMSO