STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2184

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2782
                                        




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Labor and Environment, to which was
referred S.B. No. 2782 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to define biological
materials and to legally recognize biological materials as
personal property.

     This measure also provides trade secret protection for
biological materials.

     Oral testimony in support of the measure was received from
the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.

     Currently, Hawaii law does not recognize biological
materials as personal property.  Thus, civil or criminal remedies
are not available.  This measure recognizes biological materials
as personal property and allows  owners to pursue legal remedies
with respect to biological materials.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Labor and Environment that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of S.B. No. 2782 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and
be referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.


 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Labor and
                                   Environment,



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                                   BOB NAKATA, Chair

 
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