STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 3 2024
RE: S.R. No. 183
S. 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 Commerce and Consumer Protection and
Health and Human Services, to which was referred S.R. No. 183
entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A
SUNRISE ANALYSIS ON MANDATING DENTAL AND VISION INSURANCE
COVERAGE,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the
Auditor to conduct a sunrise analysis on mandating dental and
vision insurance coverage.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure
from the Disability and Communication Access Board.
Your Committees received comments on this measure from the
Office of the Auditor.
Your Committees find that preventive dental and vision care
has a direct impact on a person's health and wellness. In
addition to cavities and gum disease, dental health is also linked
to cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. Further, a
vision exam can identify more than just the need for corrective
lenses, but can uncover eye diseases, such as macular
degeneration, cataracts, and glaucoma. Notwithstanding, your
Committees find that over 223,000 Hawaii residents do not have
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dental insurance coverage and the same number of residents or
more, also do not have vision insurance coverage. Therefore, this
measure requests the Auditor to conduct a social and financial
assessment of mandating dental and vision coverage to further
efforts to support the health of residents in the State.
Your Committees have amended this measure by:
(1) Identifying S.B. No. 2259, S.D. 2 (2024), as the
specific legislative measure that would mandate the
dental and vision insurance treatment coverage described
in this measure, which is requested to be analyzed
pursuant to sections 23-51 and 23-52, Hawaii Revised
Statutes;
(2) 7\mending its title to clarify its amended purpose; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the
purposes of clarity and consistency.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Commerce and Consumer Protection and Health and
Human Services that are attached to this report, your Committees
concur with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 183, as amended
herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as
S.R. No. 183, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committees on Commerce and
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection
CPN
Bill / Resolution No.;* Committee Referral; Date:
Spxl^S 6PN/HH5
__ 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
KEOHOKALOLE, Jarrett (C)
FUKUNAGA, Carol (VC)
MCKELVEY, Angus L.K.
RICHARDS, III, Herbert M. “Tim”
AWA, Brenton
TOTAL
Recommendation:
Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signature:
Distribution: 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 Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Health and Human Services
HHS
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
CPN/HMS
__ 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: 1—3^^
iXf Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’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