Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 1900 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to require premises licensed to sell intoxicating liquor to post warning signs on the possible effects of consuming alcohol while pregnant.

The Arc in Hawaii and the Arc of Kauai submitted testimony in strong support of this measure.

Your Committee recognizes that drinking during pregnancy can cause fetal alcohol syndrome and that this is preventable through education.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1900, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1900, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.