STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
MAR 2 4 2825
RE: S.C.R. No. 239
S. D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Government Operations, to which was
referred S.C.R. No. 239 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND
NATURAL RESOURCES, AND THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO PROVIDE UNIVERSAL
CHANGING ACCOMMODATIONS IN ALL STATE FACILITIES, STATE PARKS,
AND CITY AND COUNTY PARKS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the
Department of Accounting and General Services, Department of Land
and Natural Resources, and the City and County of Honolulu
Department of Parks and Recreation to provide universal changing
accommodations in all state facilities, state parks, and city and
county parks.
Your Committee received comments on this measure from the
Department of Accounting and General Services.
Your Committee finds that all individuals in the State,
including those with disabilities, deserve equal access to basic
civic activities, such as visiting local parks. However, a lack
of accessible accommodations in public bathroom facilities often
limits the freedom of those with disabilities and their families
to access public spaces, as they are faced with limited.
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uncomfortable, and potentially dangerous options for toileting.
This measure promotes equity and inclusion for all the State's
residents by requesting that the relevant authorities of the State
and City and County of Honolulu provide universal changing
accommodations in all state facilities, state parks, city and
county parks.
Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical,
nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and
consistency.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Government Operations that is attached to this
report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
S.C.R. No. 239, as amended herein, and recommends that it be
referred to your Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached
hereto as S.C.R. No. 239, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Government
Operations,
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 The Senate
Thirty-Third Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Government Operations
GVO
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to: ___________________________________
The Recommendation is:
__ Pass, unamended L^Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 f 2311_______________ 2310________ 2313
Members Aye / Aye (WR) Nay Excused
MCKELVEY, Angus L.K. (C)
GABBARD, Mike (VC)
MORIWAKI, Sharon Y.
SAN BUENAVENTURA, Joy A.
FEVELLA, Kurt
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TOTAL . ———
Recommendation: y
[J^Adopted O Not Adopted
Distribution'Original ^Yellow Pink Goldenrod
yFile with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/09/24