STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2732

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 3077

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, to which was referred S.B. No. 3077 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY LICENSING ACT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to:

(1) Add and update definitions to satisfy current industry practice needs;

(2) Align and remedy inconsistencies between chapter 438 and chapter 439, Hawaii Revised Statutes;

(3) Remove the five-year license requirement for barber and beauty operator Board of Barbering and Cosmetology member seats;

(4) Raise fees for penalties and disciplinary actions; and

(5) Remove medical clearance tests, which under existing law, the Board may require.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology.

Your Committee finds that there are inconsistent provisions in existing state law that add undue complexities to the regulation of the barbering and cosmetology industries. This measure will repeal existing law and establish a new, comprehensive licensing and regulatory structure to protect consumers and address evolving industry concerns and needs.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3077, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3077, S.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection,

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair