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 S.B. No. 2772 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health (DOH) to suspend, revoke, or deny the renewal of a license of a tattoo artist under specified circumstances.

DOH testified in strong support of this measure.

Your Committee finds that DOH currently has the authority to revoke or suspend the license of a tattoo artist who:

This measure clarifies that DOH would also have the authority to deny the renewal of the tattoo artist's license under the same circumstances.

Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity and style.

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 S.B. No. 2772, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2772, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.