STAND. COM. REP. NO.  228-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 3052

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns, to which was referred H.B. No. 3052 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TOBACCO,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to support efforts to effectively regulate the sale of tobacco products by making permanent the provisions of Act 131, Session Laws of Hawaii 2005 (Act 131), which established retail tobacco permit requirements.

     The Attorney General, Department of Taxation, American Lung Association, American Cancer Society Hawaii Pacific Inc., Hawaii Food Industry Association, American Heart Association, and Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawaii supported this bill.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Extending the sunset date of Act 131 to July 1, 2014, in lieu of repealing the sunset date and making this Act permanent;

     (2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2034, to encourage further discussion; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style, clarity, and consistency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 3052, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 3052, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns,

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair