SB 63 Hawaii Senate · 2021 Regular Session

RELATING TO ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES.

Summary
Makes unlawful the sale of flavored products for electronic smoking devices, mislabeling of e-liquid products containing nicotine, and sale of tobacco products other than through retail sales via in-person exchange. Establishes penalties. Includes e-liquid and electronic smoking devices in the definition of "tobacco products" for purposes of the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law. Increases the license fee for wholesalers and dealers of tobacco products and retail tobacco permit fee. Requires retailers to pay an additional excise tax on the retail price of electronic smoking devices on and after 7/1/2021. Directs a certain percentage of moneys received from the cigarette tax and tobacco tax to the Hawaii tobacco prevention and control trust fund to establish and fund a comprehensive youth tobacco cessation program. Requires a person under twenty-one years of age who unlawfully purchases or possesses tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices, to complete a tobacco education or use cessation program or perform community service for a first offense. Repeals the electronic smoking device retailer registration unit. Repeals provisions relating to delivery of sales under the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2021 Last action Feb 9, 2021
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Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Feb 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
upper
Feb 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee on HTH deferred the measure.
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HTH/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-21 9:00AM in conference room 229.
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Re-Referred to HTH/CPN, WAM.
upper
Jan 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to HTH, CPN.
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
16 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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