STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2243

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 2381

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 2381 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD PREPARATION,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to exempt the preparation of food for charitable, noncommercial purposes from certain Department of Health food safety requirements if certain conditions are met.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Department of Health.

 

     Your Committee finds that the shared values of the residents of Hawaii are deeply rooted in community and assistance for the common good, and that regulations governing charitable activities should be structured to encourage people's desire to pursue charitable practices.  Your Committee further finds that food can be prepared in a safe manner utilizing the kitchens, barbeques, and traditional cultural techniques throughout the State, without the same regulation as food prepared for commercial purposes, and provided to struggling individuals and families.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Inserting an effective date of January 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2381, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2381, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.

 

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

 

 

 

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JOSH GREEN, Chair