STAND. COM. REP. NO. 160

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 1542

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 1542 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COUNTY LIQUOR COMMISSIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to reduce the incidents of certain types of crimes generally associated with establishments that dispense liquor.

In particular, this measure requires that:

(1) Managers and employees who are required to register with the county liquor commission prior to employment in an establishment where liquor is served, sold, or consumed be subject to a state criminal conviction record check prior to employment; and

(2) Liquor license applicants be subject to criminal history record checks conducted in accordance with section 846-2.7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as a condition of licensing.

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

This measure would automatically disqualify an applicant for a manager or employee position if the person has any conviction that (1) would tend to indicate the applicant may be unsuitable for obtaining a license; or (2) involves the use or distribution of any drug, prostitution, or gambling offense.

Your Committee has amended this measure to add that a trustee, officer, or executive of a nonprofit entity may not be required to submit to fingerprinting for purposes of the new law. Your Committee has also made technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1542, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1542, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs,

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair