HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.C.R. NO. 7 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 STATE OF HAWAII HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING that THE STATE AUDITOR CONDUCT A SUNRISE ANALYSIS OF funeral directors and cemetery salespersons.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.C.R. NO. 7
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024
STATE OF HAWAII
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.C.R. NO.
7
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024
STATE OF HAWAII
HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
REQUESTING that THE STATE AUDITOR CONDUCT A SUNRISE ANALYSIS OF funeral directors and cemetery salespersons.
WHEREAS, although certain death care professions require licensure in the State, no licensure requirements exist for funeral directors and cemetery salespersons; and WHEREAS, due to its sensitive subject matter, greater regulatory oversight of the death care industry is necessary; and WHEREAS, H.B. No. , introduced during the Regular Session of 2024, establishes a death care industry board and requires that funeral directors and cemetery salespersons be licensed by the board; and WHEREAS, section 26H-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, states that "[n]ew regulatory measures being considered for enactment that, if enacted, would subject unregulated professions and vocations to licensing or other regulatory controls shall be referred to the auditor for analysis"; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, the Senate concurring, that the Auditor is requested to conduct a sunrise analysis of the licensing of funeral directors and cemetery salespersons as proposed under H.B. No. , which was introduced during the Regular Session of 2024; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Auditor is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the convening of the Regular Session of 2025; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Auditor. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Auditor; Sunrise Analysis; Death Care; Funeral Directors; Cemetery Salespersons
WHEREAS, although certain death care professions require licensure in the State, no licensure requirements exist for funeral directors and cemetery salespersons; and
WHEREAS, due to its sensitive subject matter, greater regulatory oversight of the death care industry is necessary; and
WHEREAS, H.B. No. , introduced during the Regular Session of 2024, establishes a death care industry board and requires that funeral directors and cemetery salespersons be licensed by the board; and
WHEREAS, section 26H-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, states that "[n]ew regulatory measures being considered for enactment that, if enacted, would subject unregulated professions and vocations to licensing or other regulatory controls shall be referred to the auditor for analysis"; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, the Senate concurring, that the Auditor is requested to conduct a sunrise analysis of the licensing of funeral directors and cemetery salespersons as proposed under H.B. No. , which was introduced during the Regular Session of 2024; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Auditor is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the convening of the Regular Session of 2025; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Auditor.
OFFERED BY: _____________________________
OFFERED BY:
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Report Title:
Auditor; Sunrise Analysis; Death Care; Funeral Directors; Cemetery Salespersons