STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 3 m
RE: S.R. No. 53
S.D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was
referred S.R. No. 53 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO
ASSESS THE REGISTRATION AND MONITORING OF CLEAN AND SOBER
HOMES, "
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the
Department of Health to convene and lead an informal working group
to discuss:
(1) The management of clean and sober homes; and
(2) Possible collaboration with the counties and other
affected regulators to ensure that clean and sober homes
comply with county regulations, and encourage
registration without using restrictions that are
discriminatory .
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition.
Your Committee finds that Act 193, Session Laws of Hawaii
2014, required the Department of Health to establish a Clean and
Sober Homes Registry to assist persons recovering from substance
abuse to have a safe, clean, and sober environment that supports
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their recovery. Your Committee further finds that a report
submitted by a Clean and Sober Homes and Halfway Houses Workgroup
that had been formed in 2012, comprising representatives from
various state and county agencies and stakeholders, was
instrumental in the adoption of the current voluntary clean and
sober homes registry. Over ten years later, your Committee finds
that while most clean and sober homes on the voluntary registry
are well-run, some homes that are not on the registry violate
their county land use laws by overcrowding, resulting in noise and
parking complaints from their neighbors. This measure will allow
the State and counties to collaborate once again to improve the
current registry and support systems to ensure that all homes are
in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, while
balancing the needs of those requiring the support of these homes
and the concerns of the community.
Your Committee notes the request in testimony that the
informal working group discuss not only matters pertaining to
clean and sober homes, but all types of group living facilities.
Accordingly, your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Inserting language that urges the Department of Health
to convene and lead an informal working group to
discuss:
(A) The management of all group living facilities as
described in section 46-4(d), Hawaii Revised
Statutes, including clean and sober homes, rather
than just clean and sober homes; and
(B) Possible collaboration with the counties and other
affected regulators to ensure that all group living
facilities as described in section 46-4(d), Hawaii
Revised Statutes, rather than just clean and sober
homes, comply with county regulations, and
encourage registration without using restrictions
that are discriminatory;
(2) Amending its title to reflect its amended purpose; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the
purposes of clarity and consistency.
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As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health and Human Services that is attached to this
report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R.
No. 53, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form
attached hereto as S.R. No. 53, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Health and Human
Services,
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Health and Human Services
HHS
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
HHS O3/^^/2O2_4
__ 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
SAN BUENAVENTURA, Joy A. (C)
AQUINO, Henry J.C. (VC)
KEOHOKALOLE, Jarrett
SHIMABUKURO, Maile S.L
AWA, Brenton
TOTAL
Recommendation:
[jd^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