RELATING TO HEALTHY BEVERAGES FOR CHILDREN.
Summary
Requires restaurants that sell children's meals that include a beverage to make the default beverage a healthy beverage. (SB549 HD2)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Signed Jun 28, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2019 · House Apr 4, 2019
How they voted
23–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 25
Mar 5, 2019
D
Democratic24
91% Yea
R
Republican1
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Jun 28, 2019
Signed into law
Act 138, 06/25/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1240).
upper
Jun 28, 2019
Signed into law
Act 138, on 06/25/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1240).
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Introduced
Reconsideration of action taken on 04-05-19 in disagreeing to the House amendments.
upper
Apr 5, 2019
Introduced
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 582).
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cachola, Okimoto, Onishi, Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nishimoto, Quinlan excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Mar 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Belatti, Har, Kong, Mizuno, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cachola, Onishi; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa.
lower
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1699) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Mar 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, B. Kobayashi, Nakamura, San Buenaventura; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Say, Ward; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Tokioka.
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 27
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 180) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Riviere). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 20, 2019
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, Ruderman, L. Thielen, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) S. Chang, J.Keohokalole, Nishihara.
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-20-19 9:15AM in conference room 229.
upper
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Re-Referred to CPH.
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to HMS, CPH.
upper
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kurt Fevella
RRepublican
P
Lorraine R. Inouye
DDemocratic
P
Michelle Kidani
DDemocratic
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