STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1642

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 281

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 281 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION TO SUBMIT PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO ASSIST THE DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A RAPID ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION PRODUCT WITH TAX INCENTIVES TO PRIVATE COMPANIES FOR RELATED WORK,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to assist in the  development of healthcare technology by requesting the Department of Health and the Department of Taxation to submit proposed legislation to assist the development and testing of a rapid electrochemical detection product with tax incentives to private companies for related work.

 

     Eurus Genomics, Inc. and Antara BioSciences Inc. supported this measure. The Department of Health opposed this concurrent resolution. The Department of Taxation provided comments on this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 281 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

 

 

 

 

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JOHN MIZUNO, Acting Chair and Vice Chair