RELATING TO TOBACCO.
Summary
Establishes a requirement that persons under 21 years of age who use tobacco at a public school or public school function attend a tobacco education course. Appropriates funds. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2020
Last action Mar 11, 2020
Floor votes · House Feb 27, 2020
How they voted
50–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Feb 27, 2020
D
Democratic45
97% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
9
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee on EDU deferred the measure.
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee on CPH deferred the measure.
upper
Mar 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH/EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-20 9:00AM in conference room 229.
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to CPH/EDU, WAM/JDC.
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 44).
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) DeCoite, Okimoto, Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Reported from LHE/HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 579-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, B. Kobayashi, Nakamura, San Buenaventura, Tokioka; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Ward; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Say.
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on LHE recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Hashem, Quinlan, Morikawa, Ohno, Tarnas, Tokioka; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) DeCoite, D. Kobayashi, Okimoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Johanson.
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Committee
Referred to LHE/HLT, FIN, referral sheet 4
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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