RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
Summary
Establishes the offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco products. Includes 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. Provides for the disposition of fines paid for the unlawful shipment of tobacco products into the Hawaii Tobacco Prevention and Control Trust Fund. Effective 1/1/2023. (SD1)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2022
Last action Feb 17, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Feb 17, 2022
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Committee
Reported from HTH/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2448) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HTH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HTH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Baker, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 10, 2022
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, DeCoite, Nishihara, Riviere, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HTH/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-22 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Committee
Referred to HTH/CPN, JDC/WAM.
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
6 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BE
Bennette E. Misalucha
DDemocratic
P
Chris Lee
DDemocratic
P
Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
DDemocratic
P
Karl Rhoads
DDemocratic
P
RH
Rosalyn H. Baker
DDemocratic
P
Stanley Chang
DDemocratic
Co
BT
Brian T. Taniguchi
DDemocratic
Co
CK
Clarence K. Nishihara
DDemocratic
Co
Donna Kim
DDemocratic
Co
Glenn Wakai
DDemocratic
Co
Joy San Buenaventura
DDemocratic
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