STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1293

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 136

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 136 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII BANKERS ASSOCIATION TO OPINE WHETHER MEMBER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR STAFF WHO CHOOSE TO SERVICE MEDICAL MARIJUANA-RELATED BUSINESSES RISK CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION UNDER FEDERAL LAW,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Hawaii Bankers Association to:

    

(1) Opine whether member financial institutions and their staff who choose to service medical marijuana-related businesses risk civil and criminal prosecution under federal law; and

 

(2) Submit a report to the Legislature at least twenty days prior to convening of the Regular Session of 2016.

 

     The Hawaii Bankers Association testified in opposition of this measure.  The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs provided comments on this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 136 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair