STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1504-12
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2012
RE: S.B. No. 1168
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Sixth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2012
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 1168, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Expanding the authority of law enforcement officers by authorizing them to confiscate any tobacco or tobacco products found in the possession of minors, in addition to those used by minors;
(2) Defining the terms "tobacco" and "tobacco products" to include electronic cigarettes;
(3) Defining the term "electronic cigarette"; and
(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1168, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1168, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,
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____________________________ GILBERT KEITH-AGARAN, Chair |
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