STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
MAR 2 4 2025
RE: S.R. No. 215
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.R. No. 215 entitled:
"SENATE 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.R.
No. 215, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to
your Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached hereto as
S.R. No. 215, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Government
Operations,
ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Chair
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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:
ST a i^ GVO, W/ M
__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to: ___________________________________
The Recommendation is: >
__ Pass, unamended V'^ass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 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
TOTAL
Recommendation:
1^ Adopted __ Not Adopted
^DistributgiiTG Original Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/09/24