CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 126

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   H.B. No. 294
                                  H.D. 1
                                  S.D. 2
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate
in H.B. No. 294, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

    "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLE
    TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND TOBACCO PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to
recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final
passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the distribution of:

     (1) Sample tobacco products in or on any public street,
         sidewalk, or park, or within 1,000 feet of any school
         attended by minors; and

     (2) Tobacco promotional materials within 1,000 feet of any
         school attended by minor.



 
 
 
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     After much discussion, your Committee on Conference has
amended this bill by:

     (1) Prohibiting the distribution of coupons redeemable for
         cigarette or tobacco products in or on any public
         street, sidewalk, or park, or within 1,000 feet of any
         elementary, middle or intermediate, or high school;

     (2) Prohibiting the distribution of coupons redeemable for
         cigarette or tobacco promotional materials within 1,000
         feet of any elementary, middle or intermediate, or high
         school; and 

     (3) Making technical nonsubstantive revisions for purposes
         of style and clarity.

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of H.B. No. 294, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein,
and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached
hereto as H.B. No. 294, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
           SENATE                              HOUSE
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Co-Chair     ALEXANDER C. SANTIAGO, Co-
                                   Chair
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
AVERY B. CHUMBLEY, Co-Chair        BRIAN Y. YAMANE, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
MATT M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair        MICHAEL P. KAHIKINA, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Member            BERTHA F.K. LEONG, Member

 
 
 
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WHITNEY ANDERSON, Member