STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3533

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    H.B. No. 2385

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2385, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to update the list of Schedule I controlled substances of the State's Uniform Controlled Substances Act and make it consistent with changes to the federal Controlled Substances Act.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Public Safety.

 

     Your Committee finds that section 329-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, provides that if a substance is added, deleted, or rescheduled under federal law, then the Department of Public Safety shall recommend to the Legislature that a corresponding change in Hawaii law be made.  This measure will make the State's Uniform Controlled Substances Act, chapter 329, Hawaii Revised Statutes, consistent with changes to federal law as recommended by the Department of Public Safety.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2385, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

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

 

 

 

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair