SB 2498 Hawaii Senate · 2018 Regular Session

RELATING TO POLYSTYRENE FOAM CONTAINERS.

Summary

Prohibits the sale of polystyrene foam containers and serving of prepared foods using polystyrene foam containers statewide. Authorizes the Department of Health to adopt rules to implement the prohibition and include within its administrative rules a requirement for prepared food vendors to educate their customers about proper disposal of nonreusable food containers and litter reduction. (SB2498 HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2018

Committee Review

Mar 2018

Senate Passage

Mar 2018

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 19, 2018 Last action Mar 23, 2018

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 23, 2018

Committee

Reported from EEP/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1382-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 16, 2018

Lower · Passed

The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Belatti, Learmont; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.

lower

Mar 16, 2018

Lower · Passed

The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Cullen, Todd, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Kong; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen, McKelvey, McDermott.

lower

Mar 8, 2018

Committee

Referred to EEP/HHS, FIN, referral sheet 35

lower

Mar 6, 2018

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 197) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 6, 2018

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Wakai . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 26, 2018

Upper · 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, Tokuda, S. Chang, Espero, Nishihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Ruderman.

upper

Feb 21, 2018

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPH will hold a public decision making on 02-26-18 10:00AM in conference room 229.

upper

Feb 6, 2018

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPH.

upper

Feb 6, 2018

Committee

Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2046) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPH.

upper

Feb 1, 2018

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, K. Rhoads, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Riviere, Nishihara.

upper

Jan 29, 2018

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-01-18 2:30PM in conference room 016.

upper

Jan 24, 2018

Committee

Referred to AEN, CPH.

upper

Jan 19, 2018

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors