STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3295

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 2524
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B.
No. 2524 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROPHYLACTICS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to lift the prohibition against
selling prophylactics through coin-operated machines without a
Department of Health permit.

     The bill also specifies that the Department is no longer
required, but is only authorized, to adopt rules and charge fees
to regulate the sale of prophylactics through vending machines.

     Your Committee finds that the permits serve no public health
interest and impose undue burdens upon both government and the
businesses regulated.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
2524 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.


 
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                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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