HB 593 Hawaii House · 2021 Regular Session

RELATING TO ALCOHOL.

Summary

Expands the definition of "beer" to specify an alcohol by volume of no less than 0.5 percent and to include alcoholic seltzer beverages. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Mar 2021

House Passage

Feb 2021

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2021 Last action Mar 11, 2021

Floor votes · House Feb 18, 2021

How they voted

50–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 51

Feb 18, 2021

D Democratic46

45 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican4

4 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 11, 2021

Committee

Recommitted to CPC with Representative Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no and Representative(s) Matsumoto, Mizuno excused.

lower

Feb 25, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Kitagawa, Aquino, Har, Hashem, Mizuno, Morikawa, Onishi, Tarnas, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kong.

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Committee

Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 441) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Feb 18, 2021

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (50-0-1)

house

Feb 12, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Quinlan, Holt, D. Kobayashi, Onishi, Sayama, Takayama, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.

lower

Jan 27, 2021

Committee

Referred to ECD, CPC, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 25, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 22, 2021

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

7 primary · 0 co-sponsors