CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.89-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: H.B. No. 1968
H.D. 1
S.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1968, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR,"
having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.
The purpose of this bill is to provide equity between in-state and out-of-state wine manufactures by establishing a permit system for the direct shipment of wine to Hawaii's residents. Specifically, this bill allows wine manufacturers to directly ship wine to persons 21 years of age or older, provided that, among other things:
(1) The wine manufacturer obtains a direct wine shipper permit (permit) from the liquor commission of the county to which wine will be shipped;
(2) The wine is for the household's personal use and not for resale;
(3) The wine manufacturer provides an annual report to the liquor commission in each county where the permit is held; and
(4) The wine manufacturer pays all applicable general excise and gallonage taxes.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Limiting the amount of wine that can be directly shipped to Hawaii residents to six nine-liter cases per household annually;
(2) Authorizing the liquor commissions in each county to adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this bill;
(3) Changing the effective date from July 1, 2050, to upon approval; and
(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.
The intent of this bill is not to promote excessive indulgence of alcohol. As such, your Committee on Conference would like to emphasize that this bill specifically provides that households can receive no more than six nine-liter cases of wine annually. In granting rule-making authority to county liquor commissions, your Committee on Conference intends for counties to implement systems designed to track and enforce the amounts of wine per year that households are receiving.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1968, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1968, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
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____________________________ RON MENOR, Chair |
____________________________ JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Co-Chair |
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