STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1117

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   S.B. No. 947

      S.D. 2

      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 S.B. No. 947, S.D. 2, 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 improve the regulation of beauty culture licensees and permittees by:

     (1)  Authorizing the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to issue citations for certain violations of laws and administrative rules that apply to beauty culture licensees and permittees; and

     (2)  Establishing a process for cited beauty culture licensees and permittees to contest the citation.

The Regulated Industries Complaints Office of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology supported this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2090, to promote further discussion.

     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 S.B. No. 947, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 947, 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 Intrastate Commerce,

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TAKASHI OHNO, Chair