HB 175 HD 1

RELATING TO TOBACCO

By Representative(s) SAY / YAMANE / CASE / CACHOLA / LEE / AHU ISA / KAHIKINA / SUZUKI / OSHIRO, M. / ARAKAKI / MENOR / CATALANI / TAKAI / KAHO`OHALAHALA / YOSHINAGA / MORITA / SCHATZ / KAWAKAMI / OKAMURA / HAMAKAWA / HERKES / LUKE / KANOHO / SANTIAGO / GOODENOW / ABINSAY / TAKUMI / STEGMAIER / OSHIRO, P. / ITO / CHANG / MORIHARA / YONAMINE / SAIKI / TAKAMINE

Subjects: House Majority Caucus

Keywords: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, HEALTH, SMOKING

Report Title: Tobacco Agreement Special Fund

Description: Establishes the tobacco agreement special fund to consist of half of the amount paid to the state by the tobacco companies pursuant to the tobacco agreement. Specifies that the special fund is to be used for programs to provide tobacco use prevention services and health-related initiatives. 

 1-21-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-22-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. HLT 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 2
 1-25-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Thursday,
                  01-28-99 at 8:30-11:30 A.M. in House conference room        
                  329.
 1-28-99        H The committee on HLT recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 1-28-99        H The votes in HLT were as follows:7 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Santiago, Yamane, Arakaki, Kahikina, Kawakami, Lee,         
                  Leong; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) Stegmaier,
                  McDermott; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and none Excused:
                  Rep.(s)
 2- 2-99        H Reported from the committee on HLT (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 14) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage
                  on Second Reading and referral to the committee on
                  FIN
 2- 2-99        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and
                  referred to the committee on FIN with
                  Representative(s) none voting no and
                  Representative(s) Meyer, Okamura excused.