STAND. COM. REP. NO.  186

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 1081

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Intrastate Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 1081 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CITATIONS FOR BEAUTY CULTURE VIOLATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to expedite enforcement and compliance with beauty culture laws, and allow investigative staff to focus efforts and resources on other beauty culture violations by:

(1)  Authorizing the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to issue a citation for specific violations of beauty culture laws by licensees and permittees; and

(2)  Providing a process for licensees and permittees to contest the citation and providing for assessment of fines for each violation.

The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs supported this measure.  The Board of Barbering and Cosmetology offered comments on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2099, to promote further discussion and making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Intrastate Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1081, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1081, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Intrastate Commerce,

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TAKASHI OHNO, Chair