CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 63-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: S.B. No. 2606

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2606, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BREWPUB LICENSES,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to authorize licensed brewpubs to sell malt beverages manufactured on the licensee's premises:

(1) In brewery sealed packages for off-premises consumption;

(2) In securely sealed containers provided by the licensee or consumer, not to exceed one gallon per container, directly to consumers for off-premises consumption; and

(3) In brewery sealed containers to wholesale and retail dealers, dispensers, club vessels, transient vessels, tour or cruise vessels, special, cabaret, hotel, and caterer licensees.

This measure also requires brewpubs engaged in the retail sale of malt beverages to comply with regulations pertaining to class 4 retail licensees as well as permit brewpubs to conduct activities at a second location licensed by the same brewpub ownership, provided that the manufacturing takes place in Hawaii.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Providing that malt beverages manufactured on the licensee's premises and sold for off-premises consumption may be sold in brewery sealed kegs and growlers, and defining "growler" as a glass container, not to exceed one half-gallon, that may be securely sealed; and

(2) Clarifying that malt beverages, manufactured on the licensee's premises for off-premises consumption sold in "containers" provided by the licensee or consumer, not to exceed one gallon per container, are to be sold in "glass" containers.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2606, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2606, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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BRIAN SCHATZ, Co-Chair

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CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair

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BLAKE K. OSHIRO, Co-Chair

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RON MENOR, Co-Chair

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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair