STAND. COM. REP. NO. 833
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2013
RE: H.B. No. 396
H.D. 2
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Seventh State Legislature
Regular Session of 2013
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 396, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TOXIC PRODUCTS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to promote the health and safety of children by:
(1) Prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and distribution of food and drink containers containing bisphenol A and intended for use by young children; and
(2) Requiring manufacturers to choose safe alternatives to bisphenol A.
Upon consideration, your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Deleting provisions requiring manufacturers to use the least toxic alternative when replacing bisphenol A in the manufacture of child care articles;
(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2112, to facilitate further discussion; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 396, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 396, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,
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____________________________ ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair |
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