STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1117-16
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2016
RE: S.B. No. 2688
S.D. 2
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 S.B. No. 2688, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE SALE OF E-LIQUID,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to:
(1) Prohibit the sale or offering for sale of certain e-liquid containers for electronic smoking devices unless the container is child-resistant and, if the container is for an e-liquid product containing nicotine, is labeled with warning language, violation of which is a penalty;
(2) Establish e-liquid packaging standards in the Hawaii Poison Prevention Packaging Act pursuant to chapter 330C, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and
(3) Expand the definition of "hazardous substance" as used in the Hawaii Poison Prevention Packaging Act to include e‑liquid.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing the packaging warning to read as follows: "Warning: Contains nicotine: (mg/mL).
Over 21 only. Do not swallow or get on skin or eyes. Keep out of reach of children and pets. For help call 911 or Hawaii Poison Control Center: 800-222-1222."; and
(2) Changing its effective date to January 7, 2112, to encourage further discussion.
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 S.B. No. 2688, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2688, S.D. 2, 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 |
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