STAND. COM. REP. NO.73-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: H.B. No. 1774

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.B. No. 1774 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SMOKING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit smoking in the State Capitol building, including the following areas:

(1) The basement and basement parking spaces;

(2) All rooms; and

(3) All hallways and lanais, regardless of whether they are enclosed or not.

The Representative from the 38th district, the American Cancer

Society, Coalition for a Tobacco Free Hawaii, the Department of Health, Hawaii Medical Service Association, and two individuals testified in support of this measure. The Department of Accounting and General Services supported the intent of this measure but did not believe that existing law prohibiting smoking in public buildings should be applied more stringently with respect to the State Capitol.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1774 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Legislative Management,

 

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NATHAN SUZUKI, Chair