STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1100-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.B. No. 2373

      S.D. 1

      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 Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 2373, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PSEUDOEPHEDRINE SALES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to require retailers and pharmacies to maintain an electronic log of sales of pseudoephedrine and related products and transmit the information to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) Narcotics Enforcement Division monthly.

     DPS and the Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition testified in support of this bill.  The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii and a concerned individual opposed this measure.  The Hawaii Food Industry Association and Retail Merchants of Hawaii provided comments.

     Your Committee commends DPS on its work in controlling the illegal use of pseudoephedrine and related products.  However, privacy rights are a concern and must be addressed as this measure moves through the legislative process.

     Accordingly, your Committee has amended this bill by changing the effective date to January 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion.  Other technical, nonsubstantive amendments were made for clarity, consistency, 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. 2373, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2373, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

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JOSHUA B. GREEN, M.D., Chair