STAND. COM. REP. NO.2143

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: S.B. No. 2772

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was referred S.B. No. 2772 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TATTOO ARTISTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to allow the Director of Health to deny the renewal of license of any person applying to renew the person's license as a tattoo artist.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the measure from the Department of Health (DOH).

Your Committee finds that current law authorizes the Director of Health to suspend or revoke the license of a tattoo artist, but it is not clear that the director has the authority to deny a renewal of a license if the applicant does not meet the requirements of Hawaii Administrative Rules, Chapter 17, Tattoo Artist. This measure would allow the director, in addition to suspending or revoking a license, to deny the renewal of a license.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health and Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2772 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Housing.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health and Human Services,

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DAVID MATSUURA, Chair