Bill > SB692

This bill aims to regulate spray of spray paint in Hawaii to address persistent graffiti problems by establishing new restrictions on the sale and reporting requirements for retailers and spray paint sales. Specifically, the a new chapter of law that definesit spray paint sales to to individuals under 18 years old, requires strict display requirements for spray paint at, mandating that spray paint be in can placed behind locked cases or behind coun, requires purchastoers provide photo identification showing their age, name, and birth, retailers and sellers must record retailersates in an log log detailing the transaction details for the department 's law enforcement to tracks these sales. The bill The bill bill requires retailers retailto with law, pay a fees and civil ffines 500$ for eachery violation can sold under ten c1and $1 000 for each$ for more can over ten. While also requiring wholestoato monthly to their paint sales to the department. retailers. The purposepose is to restrict deter illegal uses like grthataffby making making harder difficult costly purchase spray paint, addressing what that current approachesings have not successfully deterred tag using spray paint. Human Human bill explicit legislative findings that noting that graffiti defaces environments, requires significant resources to remove, and can, and from culturally sensitive areas, bill like Native Hawaiian sacred sites, and mountain range. The legislature specifically notes that despite even with current abatement and law enforcement efforts, taggers remain remain undeterred and prefer spray paint cfor itsags portability and convenience. response Human summary. Just a small clarification/wrote "pose likely you end meant first paragraph - you" instead of "Human porpability"?

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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=692&year=2026