STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1176

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   S.B. No. 1073

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 1073, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to improve health conditions for Hawaii's inmates and detainees as well as the people who work with them by prohibiting smoking in all state correctional facilities.

     The Department of Public Safety, Department of Health, Hawaii Medical Association, American Cancer Society, American Lung Association in Hawaii, Hawaii Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Coalition, and Coalition for a Tobacco Free Hawaii supported this bill.  The United Public Workers AFSCME, Local 646, AFL-CIO and a concerned individual opposed this measure.  The Community Alliance on Prisons submitted comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1)  Authorizing the warden of each state correctional facility to designate an area for smoking outside of the facility for employees and volunteers only; and

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes 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. 1073, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1073, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Public Safety.

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

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair