HB 1326 Hawaii House · 2023 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

Summary

Establishes the Hawaii Zero Waste Initiative to, among other things, manage the State's transition to a zero solid waste economy. Establishes the Packaging Waste Advisory Council. Allows the establishment of a nonprofit producer responsibility organization. Requires the Department of Health to develop an assessment of statewide needs to determine the resources required to reduce packaging waste by seventy per cent from the baseline amount by 2035 and develop a program proposal and draft legislation to establish a producer-funded Packaging Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling Program. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2023

House Passage

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 25, 2023 Last action Mar 24, 2023

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 24, 2023

Committee

Reported from AEN/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1391) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 20, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards, DeCoite ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 20, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki.

upper

Mar 16, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-23 1:30PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 10, 2023

Committee

Referred to AEN/HHS, WAM.

upper

Mar 9, 2023

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 429).

upper

Mar 7, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Aiu, Kila voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 2, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Ward; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Aiu, Kila, Alcos; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 17, 2023

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Marten excused (1).

lower

Feb 17, 2023

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 765), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 16, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Amato, Hashem, Hussey-Burdick, Gates, Lowen, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Onishi; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 9, 2023

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 250) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Feb 7, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Cochran, Gates, Kahaloa, Perruso, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

lower

Jan 30, 2023

Committee

Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 25, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors