STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1960-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2290

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2290, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MICROBEADS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Beginning July 1, 2022, ban the manufacture of personal care products in the State, except non-prescription drugs, that contain plastic microbeads;

(2) Beginning July 1, 2023, ban the sale or offer for sale of personal care products in the State, except non-prescription drugs, that contain plastic microbeads;

(3) Beginning July 1, 2023, ban the manufacture of non-prescription drug products in the State that contain plastic microbeads;

(4) Beginning July 1, 2024, ban the sale or offer for sale of non-prescription drugs in the State that contain plastic microbeads; and

(5) Provide exemptions for rinse-off cosmetics.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from Animal Rights Hawai‘i, Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Reef and Ocean Coalition, Recycle Hawaii and Clean the Pacific, Pacific Whale Foundation, Center for Biological Diversity, 350Hawaii.org, Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, and twelve individuals. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Retail Merchants of Hawaii, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Personal Care Products Council, and Consumer Healthcare Products Association. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Health.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2290, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair