RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
Summary
Establishes the offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco products. Includes e-liquid and electronic smoking devices within the definition of "tobacco products", as used in the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law. Increases the license fee for persons engaged as a wholesaler or dealer of cigarettes and tobacco products. Increases the retail tobacco permit fee for retailers engaged in the retail sale of cigarettes and tobacco products. Repeals certain provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to electronic smoking devices. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2020
Last action Feb 14, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
6
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, McDermott voting no (2) and Representative(s) Holt, Takayama excused (2).
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 640-20) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, Lowen, McKelvey, Perruso, Say, Takayama, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nakashima.
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 20-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Cabanilla Arakawa, Cachola, Har, Onishi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Mizuno, Matsumoto.
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
Referred to CPC, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 5
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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