STAND. COM. REP. NO. 286-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2229

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 2229 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to improve the enforcement of laws prohibiting underage drinking by:

(1) Requiring persons consuming alcohol on licensed premises to possess personal identification; and

(2) Prohibiting drinking on licensed premises after the hours of operation without the written consent of the licensee.

The Liquor Commission of the City and County of Honolulu, Honolulu Police Department, Councilmember representing District 8 of the Honolulu City Council, and three individuals testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying that a person under the age of twenty-one that is participating in a controlled purchase as part of law enforcement activity or a government authorized statistical study is exempt from the requirement to possess personal identification;

(2) Restricting the prohibited area to areas under the control of a licensee by removing the language referring to parking lots immediately adjacent to the licensed premises; and

(3) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to promote further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2229, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2229, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair