STAND. COM. REP. NO. 75-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: H.B. No. 2708

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns, to which was referred H.B. No. 2708 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ADVERTISING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to promote traffic safety and protect the natural beauty of Hawaii by prohibiting individuals and organizations from operating or parking motor vehicles that display advertisements to the public, for consideration or other economic benefit.

The Outdoor Circle submitted testimony in support of this bill. The Attorney General offered comments on this bill.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Lessening the maximum penalty for violations from $5,000 to $50;

(2) Eliminating the three-month imprisonment penalty; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.

 

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2708, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2708, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns,

 

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JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Chair