STAND. COM. REP. NO.  488

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   H.B. No. 686

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred H.B. No. 686 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO REDUCED IGNITION PROPENSITY CIGARETTES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to facilitate the transition to reduced ignition propensity cigarettes (RIPCs) by:

 

     (1)  Delaying the implementation of the RIPC Law from September 30, 2009, to September 30, 2010; and

 

     (2)  Establishing a special revolving fund administered by the State Fire Council (SFC) to hire personnel to administer the RIPC program and cover costs of the program.

 

     SFC, Honolulu Fire Department, Kauai Fire Department, and Coalition for a Tobacco Free Hawaii supported this bill.  The Department of Budget and Finance submitted comments.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 686 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety,

 

 

 

 

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FAYE HANOHANO, Chair