STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1657

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 824

H.D. 2

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 824, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to require any express carrier company, certain common or contract carriers, or any other person that transports liquor from outside the State for delivery in the State, to prepare and file a monthly report with the liquor commission or liquor control adjudication board of each county.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Hawaii Liquor Wholesalers Association.

Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from the Hawaii Transportation Association.

Your Committee finds that the monthly report required by this measure will help to prevent illegal shipments of liquor that hurt Hawaii's economy and result in a loss of income and employment for the State's residents.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure; and

(2) Making technical nonsubstantive changes for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 824, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 824, H.D. 2, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair