Legislative record

HB 1672STATE · HawaiiIn Committee

RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.

Removes the regulation of dancing on licensee premises from the jurisdiction of liquor commissions. Repeals the grant of police powers upon liquor commission investigators. Repeals a category for dispenser licenses in which employees sit with patrons. Repeals the prohibition on the issuance of cabaret licenses in certain areas. Limits the prohibition on the issuance of licenses to persons convicted of a felony to when the felony was committed within the preceding ten years. Repeals the condition for standard bars to provide music and dancing only if the business is located in a commercial district and obtains a temporary approval. Repeals language punishing obstruction of liquor investigators and authorizing investigators to forcibly enter licensee premises. Repeals the general right to inspection by liquor investigators.

Voted 1/24/2024

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Docket history

Action history

  1. 1/24/2024Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 1
  2. 1/18/2024Introduced and Pass First Reading.
  3. 1/17/2024Pending introduction.