CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 124

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

RE:    H.B. No. 672

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 672, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to reduce the number of minors and youth who smoke by:

     (1)  Prohibiting the sale of electronic smoking devices to minors and the purchase of these items by minors; and

     (2)  Requiring retailers to sell tobacco products only in a direct face-to-face exchange between the retailer and consumer, except for retail tobacco stores, bars, or establishments where the minimum age for admission is eighteen.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Exempting duty-free sales enterprises selling duty-free merchandise from the requirement that retailers sell tobacco products only in a direct, face-to-face exchange;

     (2)  Changing its effective date to upon approval, provided that the requirement that certain retailers sell tobacco products only in a face-to-face exchange takes effect on July 1, 2014; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 672, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 672, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ JOSH GREEN, Chair	____________________________ DELLA AU BELATTI, Co-Chair
____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair	____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Co-Chair
	____________________________ RICHARD H.K. ONISHI, Co-Chair