STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1949-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2783

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. 2783 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to align the Hawaii Public Housing Authority's prohibition on smoking law with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's "smoke-free" policy. Specifically, this measure increases, from 20 to 25 feet:

(1) The smoke-free zone around certain areas and buildings, including administrative office buildings, of the public housing project, elder or elderly housing, or state low-income housing project; and

(2) The minimum setback for designated smoking areas.

The Hawaii Public Housing Authority, Department of Health, Hawai‘i Public Health Institute, and Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i testified in support of this measure. Hawaii Smokers Alliance and an individual testified in opposition.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion.

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. 2783, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2783, H.D. 1.

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

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair