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HCR 36

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Elliott Pritt and 1 co-sponsor

HCR 36 directs Hawaii's State Auditor to assess the impact of mandating colorectal cancer screening coverage, with a report due ahead of the 2026 Regular Session.

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Bill Summary · HCR 36

Summary — HCR 36

Note on source material
- The materials provided are inconsistent: the bill header and title identify HCR 36 as a concurrent resolution “Commends the Westwood Elementary Chapter of the National Elementary Honor Society for its outstanding academic achievements,” but the body text included in the file contains two different concurrent-resolution texts (one recognizing Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Remembrance Day and one from Hawaii requesting an auditor study on colorectal cancer screening coverage). Legislative action and sponsor lists also appear to be a mixture from different jurisdictions/sessions.
- Because the official commendation text for Westwood Elementary was not included, this summary (1) flags that mismatch and (2) summarizes the two resolution texts that were provided in the document.

If you want a focused summary of the Westwood Elementary commendation, please provide the resolution text. Below are concise summaries of the two texts present in the file.

A. Commendation (header/title) — What’s missing

  • Title provided: “COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Westwood Elementary Chapter of the National Elementary Honor Society for its outstanding academic achievements.”
  • No bill text accompanying that title was included in the materials, so substantive provisions (e.g., specific achievements, citations, or requests) cannot be summarized.
  • Status lines indicate the concurrent resolution was taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State; introduced 12/20/2024 and classified as a concurrent resolution. To confirm final language and impact, request the enrolled text or the version filed in the legislative journal.

B. Yom HaShoah recognition (included WHEREAS text)

Purpose and intent
- Recognizes Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) for 2025 and affirms the State’s commitment to remembrance, education, and combating antisemitism and all forms of bigotry.

Key provisions
- Declares sundown April 23, 2025 through nightfall April 24, 2025 as Yom HaShoah.
- Recites background: observance date (27th of Nisan), purpose (commemoration of ~6 million Holocaust victims), honors resistance (e.g., Warsaw Ghetto Uprising), and encourages remembrance activities (moments of silence, candle-lighting, educational programs, synagogue services).

Who is affected / impact
- Primarily ceremonial and declaratory: raises public awareness, encourages educational and commemorative activities across the state. No regulatory or fiscal effects.

Timeline / procedural
- The resolution designates the specified 2025 dates for recognition.

C. Hawaii HCR 36 (auditor impact assessment re: colorectal cancer screening coverage)

Purpose and intent
- Requests the Hawaii State Auditor to prepare an impact assessment, per Hawaii Revised Statutes sections 23-51 and 23-52, for a proposed mandated health insurance coverage expansion to include colorectal cancer screenings as described in House Bill No. 556, H.D. 1 (Regular Session 2025).

Key provisions and requests
- Directs the Auditor to assess social and financial impacts of mandating colorectal cancer screening coverage, consistent with statutory requirements for pre-mandate analysis.
- Specifies the statutory framework: concurrent resolution must designate a specific bill and identify scope (service/disease/provider, extent of coverage, target groups, utilization limits, standards of care).
- Requests the Auditor submit findings and recommendations (including any proposed legislation) no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2026.
- Directs certified copies of the concurrent resolution be transmitted to the Auditor, Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, and Insurance Commissioner.

Who is affected / impact
- If enacted and if the subsequent mandate follows, the change could affect: health insurers, insured individuals in Hawaii (potentially expanding access/no-cost screening), healthcare providers who deliver screenings, and state health spending/insurance markets (the Auditor’s report is intended to quantify those impacts).

Timeline / procedural
- Auditor’s report due 20 days before the 2026 Regular Session.
- The resolution itself is a preparatory step — it does not change insurance coverage; it triggers the statutorily required fiscal/social impact assessment before a mandated coverage bill can be considered.

Procedural status and sponsors (as provided)

  • The file lists multiple legislative actions (committee referrals, passage votes, signatures, transmittal to Secretary of State) and many sponsors/coauthors. Because the actions and sponsor lists appear to be from different jurisdictions and are inconsistent with the single-title header, verify the official legislative history in the relevant legislature’s journal or bill-tracking system for an authoritative chronology and sponsor list.

If you’d like:
- I can produce a plain-language commendation text for the Westwood Elementary NEHS suitable for insertion into a concurrent resolution (if you want a draft).
- Or I can pull and summarize the official, enrolled HCR 36 text if you provide the correct document or specify the jurisdiction (state) whose HCR 36 you want summarized.

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

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