RELATING TO CHAPTER 245, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.
Summary
Imposes an excise tax on e-liquid sold by a wholesaler or dealer. Requires retailers engaged in the retail sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, electronic smoking devices, or eliquid to obtain a retail tobacco permit. Increases the license fee for wholesalers or dealers of these products. Increases the retail tobacco permit fee for retailers of these products. Effective January 1, 2018. (HB246 HD1)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2017
Last action Feb 17, 2017
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 544) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Ichiyama, Ito, Say, Takayama, Todd, Yamane, Fukumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Aquino.
legislature
Feb 1, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-06-17 at 2:05PM.
legislature
Jan 23, 2017
Committee
Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1
legislature
Jan 19, 2017
Introduced
Pending introduction.
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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