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 |
____________________________ KENNETH T. HIRAKI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair |
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____________________________ BLAKE K. OSHIRO, Co-Chair |
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