STAND. COM. REP. NO. 110-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1516

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Economic Development, to which was referred H.B. No. 1516 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO REGULATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to prohibit as an unfair and deceptive practice the advertisement of a good or service in the absence of licenses or permits for the good or service, to the extent the licenses or permits are required by applicable state and county laws.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Funeral & Cemetery Association, Inc.; Mililani Group, Inc., d.b.a. Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary; and two individuals.

Your Committee finds that existing law is silent regarding a person who wishes to advertise a good or service but does not actually possess a license or permit for the sale of the good or provision of the service. Your Committee believes that prohibiting a person from advertising a good or service, unless the person has the applicable license or permit to sell that good or provide that service, will ensure that residents and visitors of the State are purchasing legal goods and services.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1516 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development,

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SEAN QUINLAN, Chair