STAND. COM. REP. NO.  278-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 1674

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 1674 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BEVERAGES FOR CHILDREN,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to help prevent childhood obesity and dental caries in the State by establishing restrictions on sugar-sweetened beverages and other beverages served in child care facilities.

The Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Primary Care Association, Hawaii Public Health Association, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, and numerous individuals testified in support of this measure.  Two individuals opposed this measure.  The Department of Human Services and Department of Health commented on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1)  Excluding beverages provided by a parent or guardian for the parent or guardian's child at a child care facility;

(2)  Applying the beverage restrictions only to child care facilities licensed by the Department of Human Services and in existence as of the effective date of this measure;

(3)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2070, to facilitate further discussion; 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 Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1674, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1674, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

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

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair