HB 137 Hawaii House · 2022 Regular Session

RELATING TO LIQUOR.

Summary

Removes the authority of the county liquor commissions to enforce the liquor tax law and requires violations of the liquor tax law to be referred to the director of taxation for investigation. Repeals the general right of inspection without a warrant for potential violations of the liquor tax law. Requires applications for liquor licenses to be notarized. Repeals the discretionary power of the liquor commission to deny a license to any person the liquor commission investigator finds is not fit and proper to hold a license. Repeals the requirement that investigative reports to the liquor commission include any and all matters that are relevant to the application or license in the judgment of the investigator. Effective 1/1/2023. (CD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2022

House Passage

May 2022

Senate Passage

May 2022

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2021 Last action Jun 17, 2022

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 28, 2022

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-03-22.

upper

Apr 28, 2022

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 9-22).

upper

Apr 28, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 9-22) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

Apr 26, 2022

Upper · Passed

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Rhoads, Keith-Agaran, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Apr 26, 2022

Lower · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kitagawa, Todd, B. Kobayashi, Morikawa, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Apr 25, 2022

Lower · Passed

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-26-22 1:45PM in conference room 224.

lower

Apr 14, 2022

Introduced

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 12, 2022

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 743) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Apr 12, 2022

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 5, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Inouye, Kanuha, Misalucha, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani.

upper

Apr 5, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Keohokalole, Acasio, Gabbard, Kim, Lee, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Apr 1, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee on JDC/WAM has rescheduled its decision making to 04-05-22 10:05AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Apr 1, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-05-22 10:05AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 25, 2021

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 25, 2021

Committee

Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1165) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 23, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Chang, Misalucha, Nishihara, Riviere, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 19, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-21 10:00AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 9, 2021

Committee

Referred to CPN, JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 5, 2021

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 34).

upper

Mar 4, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott voting no (1) and Representative(s) Takumi excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 25, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Branco, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Wildberger, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Eli, McDermott.

lower

Feb 19, 2021

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 632) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 17, 2021

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jan 27, 2021

Committee

Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 22, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2021

Introduced

Pending introduction.

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors