STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1586-24
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2024
RE: S.B. No. 3025
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 Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 3025, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEMP,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to:
(1) Make the fine for growing hemp without a license applicable to any violation of the commercial hemp production law;
(2) Clarify that the Department of Agriculture
shall not require inspections or sampling of hemp that duplicates inspections
or sampling required by the United States Department of Agriculture; and
(3) Repeal the requirement for the adoption of
additional rules by the Department of Agriculture to address nuisance issues,
including smell, noise, and excessive lighting, arising out of the activities
of hemp growers.
Your Committee finds that, under the
existing laws regulating commercial hemp production, the Department of
Agriculture is only authorized to impose penalties for failing to hold a
license issued by the United States Department of Agriculture and is explicitly
prohibited from imposing penalties for any other conduct with respect to the
production of hemp. This explicit
prohibition constrains the Department of Agriculture from enforcing other laws,
including the Hawaii Pesticides Law.
This measure will provide the Department with greater authority to
enforce the laws of the State.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3025, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,
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____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair |
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