STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2006
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 352
S.D. 2
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2022
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 352, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LEAD-BASED PAINT,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to prohibit the use of lead-based paint on outdoor structures.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health, Hawai‘i Children's Action Network Speaks!, and two individuals.
Your Committee finds that lead poisoning has been shown to cause neurological damage, behavioral and learning disabilities in children, and various other medical conditions. There is no safe level of exposure to lead and no way to reverse the damage caused by lead exposure. Your Committee further finds that lead-based paints have historically been used and continue to be allowed on outdoor structures. The use, maintenance, and removal of paints containing lead on outdoor structures create lead exposure pathways that are hazardous to workers; contaminate the environment; and expose children and adults who live, work, and play in proximity to these structures. This measure will prohibit the use of lead-based paint on outdoor structures and reduce the amount of lead poisoning and contamination occurrences in the State.
Your
Committee has amended this measure by clarifying that the use of lead-based
paint on outdoor structures is prohibited after December 31, 2022.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 352, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 352, S.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,
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________________________________ KARL RHOADS, Chair |
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