STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1004-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 1591

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1591, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MICROENTERPRISE KITCHENS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Authorize and establish a regulatory framework for microenterprise home kitchens;

(2) Authorize the Department of Health to establish minimum health and food standards applicable to the operation of microenterprise home kitchens; and

(3) Appropriate funds to the Department of Health for operating and implementation costs for the regulation of microenterprise home kitchens.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii; Maui Chamber of Commerce; and one individual. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Department of Health.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1591, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair