STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1400-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2612

S.D. 1

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 Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 2612, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Allow social clubs granted federal tax-exempt status to sell wine from the social club's inventory to club members for off-premises consumption;

(2) Waive certain requirements for the issuance of class 10 special licenses; and

(3) Enable class 10 special licensees to auction off, via live or silent auction, liquor in sealed or covered containers or services that provide liquor.

The County of Maui Mayor and several individuals testified in support of this measure. An individual testified in opposition.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2612, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2612, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair