HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PSMTC 017 10/15/2013 (2012-2014)REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND MASS TRANSIT
REGARDING: Bill No. 135 /Comm. No. 447
DATE: October 15, 2013
LOCATION: Council Chambers, Kona
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14, GENERAL WELFARE,
HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY
ADDING A NEW ARTICLE RELATING TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF
TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
EXPLANATION: Introduced by Council Member Dru Mamo Kahuha,. dated September 24, 2013.
The legislation adds a new article to Chapter 14 to make it unlawful for any
person to distribute a tobacco product to any person under 21 years of age, to
take effect on July 1, 2014.
AMENDMENTS: Comm. No. Introducer Approved/Disapproved
None.
RECOMM.: Your Committee is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 135 and
recommends passage on first reading.
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Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
AND MASS TRANSIT
BRENDA FORD, CHAIRPERSON
PSMTC REPORT NO. 17
ADOPTED:
AYES
NOES
A &E
EX
EOFF
X
FORD
X
ILAGAN
X
KANUHA
X
KERN
X
ONISHI
X
POINDEXTER
X
YOSHIMOTO
X
WILLE
X
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
AND MASS TRANSIT
BRENDA FORD, CHAIRPERSON
PSMTC REPORT NO. 17
ADOPTED: