STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1301-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.B. No. 2930
                                     S.D. 2
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred S.B. No. 2930, S.D. 2, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to amend Hawaii's Uniform
Controlled Substance Act to be consistent with changes to federal
and state law.

     The Department of Public Safety testified in support of the
measure.  The Office of the Public Defender provided comments on
the measure.

     Your Committee finds that this measure will bring the Hawaii
Uniform Controlled Substance Act into conformity with the changes
in federal and state law.

     Your Committee amended this bill to revise Section 329-14(b)
of the Hawaii Revised Statutes to be consistent with the Federal
Code of Federal Regulations Volume 21, Section 1308.11(b),
Opiates.
     
     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of S.B. No. 2930, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached

 
 
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hereto as S.B. No. 2930, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be placed on the
calendar for Third Reading.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary &
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair