CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. 55

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.B. No. 1267

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1267, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TOBACCO,"

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 bill is to refine and improve the enforcement responsibilities of the Department of the Attorney General (AG) regarding enforcement of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.

Your Committee amended the bill by:

(1) Adding the words "or not" on page 10, line 5 before the word "whether";

(2) Adding a paragraph (3) to §486P-C(c) on page 11 that requires entities licensed pursuant to chapter 245, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to maintain for five years, and make available to the AG all documentation of sales of nonparticipating manufacturer cigarettes and other information relied on for reporting to the AG;

(3) Deleting the words "the forfeiture of" on page 17, line 1; and

(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for drafting style.

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. 1267, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1267, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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KENNETH T. HIRAKI, Co-Chair

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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair

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BLAKE K. OSHIRO, Co-Chair