SB 2331 Hawaii Senate · 2022 Regular Session

RELATING TO ALCOHOL.

Summary

Expands the definition of "beer" under the State's liquor tax and liquor regulatory laws, to specify that the term includes an alcohol by volume of no less than 0.5 per cent and alcohol seltzer beverages, but excludes certain other forms of distillation. Effective 10/18/2050. (HD1)

Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Mar 2022

House Passage

Mar 2022

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2022 Last action Mar 18, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2022 · House Mar 18, 2022

How they voted

23–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 25

Mar 4, 2022

D Democratic24

22 Yea 2

91% Yea

R Republican1

1 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Mar 18, 2022

Committee

Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1086-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Mar 18, 2022

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (47-0-4)

house

Mar 16, 2022

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, Belatti, D. Kobayashi, Onishi, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Okimoto.

lower

Mar 10, 2022

Committee

Referred to ECD, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 24

lower

Mar 4, 2022

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 71).

lower

Mar 4, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Ihara, Lee). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 17, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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

Feb 11, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-17-22 9:30AM; Via Videoconference.

upper

Jan 24, 2022

Committee

Referred to JDC.

upper

Jan 21, 2022

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors