STAND. COM. REP. NO.  176

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.B. No. 740

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 740 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO OPEN CONTAINERS OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS IN PUBLIC HOUSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to reduce the consumption of alcohol on any sidewalk or common area within any public housing project or state low-income housing project by prohibiting the possession or storage of any bottle, can, or other receptacle containing intoxicating liquor that has been opened, whose seal has been broken, or whose contents have been partially removed.

The Hawaii Public Housing Authority testified in support of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 740 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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

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RIDA T.R. CABANILLA, Chair