SB 2654 Hawaii Senate · 2018 Regular Session

RELATING TO CHAPTER 245, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

Summary

Prohibits the shipment of tobacco products, and the transport of tobacco products ordered or purchased through a remote sale, to anyone other than a licensee. Makes all provisions of the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law that relate to tobacco products applicable to e-liquid. Increases the license fee for wholesalers or dealers and the retail tobacco permit fee. Amends the taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products. Increases the excise tax for each cigarette or little cigar sold, used, or possessed by a wholesaler or dealer. Increases the excise tax on the wholesale price of each article or item of tobacco products, other than large cigars, sold by the wholesaler or dealer. Establishing an electronic smoking device retailer registration unit within the Department of the Attorney General. Amends the Penal Code. Regulates the delivery and sale of electronic smoking devices to purchasers within the State. (SB2654 HD2)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2018

Committee Review

Apr 2018

Senate Passage

Mar 2018

House Passage

Apr 2018

Governor

Introduced Jan 19, 2018 Last action Apr 26, 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

Amendments

Apr 26, 2018

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.

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Apr 25, 2018

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.

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Apr 24, 2018

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.

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Apr 23, 2018

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.

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Apr 20, 2018

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-18 10:45AM in conference room 229.

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Apr 19, 2018

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-20-18 9:05AM in conference room 229.

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Apr 17, 2018

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-19-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.

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Apr 12, 2018

Introduced

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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Apr 10, 2018

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 589).

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Apr 10, 2018

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Gates voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott, Tupola voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Apr 4, 2018

Lower · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Gates, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ward; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Tupola; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Fukumoto, Holt, Todd.

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Mar 23, 2018

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Quinlan, Tupola voting no (2) and Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, McDermott, Souki, Tokioka excused (5).

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Mar 23, 2018

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1391-18), recommending referral to FIN.

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Mar 20, 2018

Lower · Passed

The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Ito, LoPresti, Say, Tokioka, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Johanson, Mizuno, McDermott.

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Mar 16, 2018

Committee

Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1206-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

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Mar 14, 2018

Lower · Passed

The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Learmont; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Tupola.

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Mar 8, 2018

Committee

Referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 36

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Mar 6, 2018

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 250) in amended form (SD 2).

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Mar 6, 2018

Upper · 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.

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Feb 23, 2018

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro.

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Feb 20, 2018

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-23-18 11:00AM in conference room 211.

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Feb 16, 2018

Committee

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

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Feb 16, 2018

Committee

Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2506) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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Feb 8, 2018

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Tokuda, S. Chang, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Espero, Ihara, Nishihara.

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Feb 2, 2018

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPH has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-08-18 8:30AM in conference room 229.

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Jan 31, 2018

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.

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Jan 24, 2018

Committee

Referred to CPH, WAM.

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Jan 19, 2018

Introduced

Introduced.

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6 primary · 0 co-sponsors