RELATING TO CHAPTER 245, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.
Summary
Requires sellers of electronic smoking devices or eliquid to obtain a retail tobacco permit or dealer or wholesale license. Increases the license fee for wholesalers or dealers and the retail tobacco permit fee. Applies the cigarette and tobacco product excise tax to electronic smoking devices and e-liquid. (SB404 HD1)
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2017
Last action Mar 24, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
11
Mar 24, 2017
Committee
Reported from HLT/CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1370) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
legislature
Mar 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ito, Say, Takayama, Todd, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Aquino, Fukumoto.
legislature
Mar 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Kobayashi, Morikawa, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Har, Oshiro, Tupola.
legislature
Mar 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to HLT/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 27
legislature
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 153) in amended form (SD 2).
legislature
Mar 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
legislature
Feb 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, K. Kahele, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Inouye, Wakai.
legislature
Feb 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-17 9:30AM in conference room 211.
legislature
Feb 15, 2017
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
legislature
Feb 15, 2017
Committee
Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 297) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
legislature
Feb 1, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Nishihara, Espero, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ruderman ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) S. Chang, Kidani.
legislature
Jan 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-01-17 9:00AM in conference room 229.
legislature
Jan 23, 2017
Committee
Referred to CPH, WAM.
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Introduced
Introduced.
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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