STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1391-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 135

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 135 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY TO PROHIBIT SMOKING IN ALL PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS AND STATE LOW-INCOME HOUSING PROJECTS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure to encourage the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to prohibit smoking in all public housing projects and state low-income housing projects.

 

     The Department of Health, Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawaii, and two individuals testified in support of this measure.  Hawaii Public Housing Authority, Hawaii Smoker Alliance, and several individuals opposed this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 135 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Housing,

 

 

 

 

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RIDA T.R. CABANILLA, Chair