STAND. COM. REP. NO. 365

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1229

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Economic Development & Business, to which was referred H.B. No. 1229 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD SAFETY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism to provide education and support to local businesses regarding the Food and Drug Administration's industry guidance on colored sea salt.

The Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism provided comments on this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2112.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development & Business that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1229, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1229, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development & Business,

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ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair