STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1527-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.R. No. 113

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health & Homelessness, to which was referred H.R. No. 113 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE COUNTIES TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING RESTAURANTS AND OTHER FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS TO TAKE STEPS TO MAKE THEIR BUSINESSES SAFE FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH SEVERE FOOD ALLERGIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the counties to adopt an ordinance requiring restaurants and other food service establishments to take steps to make their businesses safe for members of the public with severe food allergies.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from seven individuals.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Amending language that requests customers inform their server of any food allergies from being listed on a menu or menu insert to being listed on signage; and

(2) Deleting language requiring the county ordinances to include a publicly available master list of all ingredients used in the preparation of each food item.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health & Homelessness that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 113, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 113, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health & Homelessness,

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair