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HCR 37

Recognizing Andy Bromeland for his service and commitment to the people of the State of Oregon.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Tom Andersen and 3 co-sponsors

Declares Health Care Decisions Day on April 16 to encourage advance care planning and use of directives like living wills and DMOST.

Filed with Secretary of State.
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Bill Summary · HCR 37

Summary — HCR 37

Note on source material
- The package of documents you provided contains inconsistent materials. The bill title and header identify HCR 37 as “HIGHER EDUCATION: Establishes the Caleb Wilson Hazing Prevention Task Force,” but the actual text included in the file contains two different concurrent-resolution texts: (1) a declaration recognizing “Health Care Decisions Day” (April 16) emphasizing advance directives and DMOST, and (2) a Hawaii concurrent resolution requesting emergency-preparedness outreach to older adults (“kupuna”). The legislative actions and sponsor lists also appear to be a composite from multiple jurisdictions. Because the text creating a “Caleb Wilson Hazing Prevention Task Force” is not present in the materials you provided, this summary focuses on the actual resolution texts included and highlights the documentation issues at the end.

Purpose / Intent

The materials supplied contain two principal concurrent-resolution intents:
1. To designate April 16 annually as Health Care Decisions Day to encourage advance care planning (living wills, durable powers of attorney, and DMOST) and to raise awareness about end-of-life decision-making.
2. To request that the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI‑EMA), in coordination with county emergency management/civil defense agencies, develop outreach and education initiatives to inform older adults (kupuna) about emergency preparedness.

Key provisions and changes

  • Health Care Decisions Day observance

    • Declares annually observing Health Care Decisions Day on April 16.
    • Encourages individuals to prepare advanced health care directives (living wills; durable powers of attorney for health care).
    • Notes DMOST (Delaware Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment) is a medical order appropriate for patients within 1–2 years of end-of-life.
    • Emphasizes benefits of advance care planning: protecting dignity/autonomy, reducing family stress, improving patient–provider communication.

  • Kupuna emergency-preparedness outreach (Hawaii concurrent resolution)

    • Requests HI‑EMA to collaborate with relevant county agencies (Department of Emergency Management of the City & County of Honolulu; Civil Defense Agency of the County of Hawaii; Emergency Management Agency of the County of Maui; Emergency Management Agency of the County of Kauai).
    • Asks the agencies to develop initiatives/outreach programs to inform kupuna about emergency preparedness.
    • Directs that certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the named county and state emergency-management directors/administrators.

Who is affected

  • General public: increased public awareness campaigns regarding advance care planning.
  • Individuals and families approaching end-of-life: encouragement and resources to document medical preferences.
  • Health care providers and institutions: potential increase in advance-directive documentation and use of medical orders where appropriate.
  • Older adults (kupuna) in Hawaii and emergency-management agencies: direct target of the preparedness outreach effort; county emergency management offices are asked to participate.
  • State agencies tasked with implementing outreach (HI‑EMA and listed county agencies).

Procedural / timeline highlights (from provided record)

  • Filed: December 20, 2024
  • Introduced in House: April 16, 2025; adopted by House by voice vote same day
  • Passed by Hawaii Senate: April 17, 2025 (vote recorded in one entry as 19 YES, 2 ABSENT)
  • Enrolled and signed by House Speaker: June 3, 2025
  • Signed by President of the Senate: June 4, 2025
  • Presented to Secretary of State / taken by the Clerk of the House: June 5, 2025

(Records appear to mix committee referrals, readings, and votes across multiple dates and committees; the timeline above reflects key milestones listed in the document you provided.)

Notes and recommendations

  • The provided materials do not contain the text establishing a “Caleb Wilson Hazing Prevention Task Force” despite that title appearing in the bill header. If your objective is a summary of that hazing-prevention task-force measure, please supply the correct bill text or confirm the intended jurisdiction and bill number.
  • The attached texts are nonbinding concurrent resolutions (observance and requests) rather than statutory mandates—i.e., they urge or request action and declare observances but do not themselves appropriate funds or create enforceable regulatory duties.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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