CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 252-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2290

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2290, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MICROBEADS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Beginning July 1, 2022, ban the manufacture of a personal care product, except a non-prescription drug, that contains plastic microbeads;

(2) Beginning July 1, 2023, ban the sale or offer for sale of a personal care product, except a non-prescription drug, that contains plastic microbeads;

(3) Beginning July 1, 2024, ban the sale or offer for sale of a non-prescription drug that contains plastic microbeads; and

(4) Exempt rinse-off cosmetics or rinse-off cosmetics that are also non-prescription drugs regulated by the federal Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015.

Your Committee on Conference finds that plastic microbeads, which are common in many personal care products, can accumulate in Hawaii's waters and damage marine ecosystems. Additionally, microbeads that are ingested by marine wildlife can eventually progress through the food chain to fish for human consumption. Consequently, plastic microbeads also present a risk to human health. This measure establishes prohibitions on products that contain plastic microbeads in three phases.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Amending the definitions of "personal care product" and "plastic microbead"; and

(2) Inserting an effective date of upon its approval.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2290, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2290, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN Co-Chair	____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Chair
____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair	____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER Co-Chair
____________________________ LISA MARTEN Co-Chair