STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 1 9 2024
RE: H.C.R. No. 194
H. D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and
Military Affairs and Judiciary, to which was referred H.C.R.
No. 194, H.D. 1, entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT TO CONDUCT A STUDY TO DETERMINE IF XYLAZINE
TESTING STRIPS SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM THE STATE'S DEFINITION
OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the
Department of Law Enforcement to conduct a study to determine if
xylazine testing strips should be excluded from the State's
definition of drug paraphernalia.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Law Enforcement, Department of Health
Alcohol and Drug Division, and Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition.
Your Committees find that recently criminal fentanyl
manufacturers are combining xylazine, a sedative commonly used in
veterinary medicine, with fentanyl to create a potent drug
combination that increases the likelihood of a fatal drug
overdose. Your Committees further find that legislatures across
the country have altered their drug paraphernalia laws to either
explicitly legalize fentanyl test strips or generally legalize
drug testing equipment in order to combat fentanyl overdoses.
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Your Committees conclude that to decrease fatal overdoses within
the State, it is necessary for the Department of Law Enforcement
to study if xylazine testing strips should be excluded from the
State's definition of drug paraphernalia.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military
Affairs and Judiciary that are attached to this report, your
Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 194,
H.D. 1, and recommend its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committees on Public Safety and
Intergovernmental and Military
Affairs and Judiciary,
KARL RHOADS, Chair
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs
PSM
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date: i i
^1 1
__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to: _______________________________
The Reazrfinmendation is:
Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye/ Aye (WR) Nay Excused
WAKAI, Glenn (C) V/
ELEFANTE, Brandon J.C. (VC) //
FUKUNAGA, Carol V/
RHOADS. Karl
AWA, Brenton
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TOTAL /
Recommendation: i-nX 16^
|_Vf Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signature:^;;;---?^^'^-------
Distribution; Original \ Y^w 7 Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report \ Clerk/Office/ Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 01/09/24
 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Judiciary
JDC
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
AH f&MldOO
The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:___________________________________
The R^ommendation is:
t/ 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
—
Recommendation:
TOTAL
__
(A —-— /
|_y^dopted __ Not Adopted
Chai^ or Design^’s Signature:
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