STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 3 202t
RE: S.C.R. No. 14
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Health and Human Services and Judiciary,
to which was referred S.C.R. No. 14 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE MEMBERS OF HAWAII'S
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO MONITOR THE ALLIANCE FOR
HIPPOCRATIC MEDICINE V. U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION AND
TAKE ACTION TO LIMIT THE CASE FROM FURTHER RESTRICTING ACCESS
TO SAFE ABORTION OPTIONS,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the members
of Hawaii's congressional delegation to monitor the Alliance for
Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration supreme
court case and take action to limit the case from further
restricting access to safe abortion options.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure
from AlohaCare, Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, Democratic Party of
Hawai‘i Women's Caucus, and two individuals.
Your Committees received testimony in opposition to this
measure from two individuals .
Your Committees find that preserving access to safe and legal
reproductive care is a vital public health objective for the
State. Access to abortion medication like mifepristone gives
health care providers an additional method of providing a safe and
effective abortion treatment to their patients. Your Committees
2024-2348 SCR SSCR SMA.docx
 STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Page 2
further find that the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine et al v.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, et al, is a case moving through
the federal court system that involves plaintiffs seeking to
overturn the Food and Drug Administration's approval of
mifepristone, which could effectively ban the drug nationwide even
in states where abortion is legal. This measure urges the State's
congressional delegation to implement proactive measures to
counteract the effect of any further restrictions on abortion
medication, which will protect personal autonomy and access to
reproductive care for residents of the State.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Health and Human Services and Judiciary that are
attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent
and purpose of S.C.R. No. 14 and recommend its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committees on Health and Human
Services and Judiciary,
KARL RHOADS, Chair
2024-2348 SCR SSCR SMA docx
III II I iriihii III 11 Illi III11 nr
 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Health and Human Services
HHS
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
SC'R 3/2-£>/2.‘/
__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:________________________________________________
The Recommendation is:
Uf Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
SAN BUENAVENTURA, Joy A. (C)
AQUINO, Henry J.C. (VC)
KEOHOKALOLE, Jarrett
SHIMABUKURO, Maile S.L
AWA, Brenton
TOTAL
Recommendation:
[J^dopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signatur^:-—••
Distribution: Original Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/27/23
 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Judiciary
JDC
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
03 ' 2-^
&C/^ 14- HttS (JDC/
The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:________________________________________________
The Recommendation is:
Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye / Aye (WR) Nay Excused
RHOADS, Karl (C)
GABBARD, Mike (VC)
ELEFANTE, Brandon J.C.
SAN BUENAVENTURA, Joy A.
AWA, Brenton
TOTAL 3 /
Recommendation: / '
Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chaif^ or Desig^ee’^Signature:
Distributiorj/^ Original Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 11/30/22