HI SR67

Request Department of Health to amend administrative rules and policies to prohibit commercial burning within and adjacent to residential areas, with an exception for permitted coffee roasting.

Cite health risks from fine particulate air pollution including asthma, decreased lung function, chronic bronchitis, irregular heartbeat, heart attack, and increased mortality risk for individuals with heart or lung disease.

Reference a 2020 study finding over 100,000 deaths annually in the United States from poor air quality and human-caused air pollution.

Require Department of Health to submit a report with review, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2023 Regular Session convenes.

Note that racial and ethnic minorities experience higher exposure to air pollution based on socioeconomic status, area of residence, occupation, and neighborhood segregation.