HB 2504 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO CIGARETTE TAXES.

Summary

Beginning 7/1/2024, expands the cigarette tax levied upon a wholesaler or dealer under section 245-3, HRS, to electronic smoking devices and e-liquids. Requires 1.0 cent per cigarette, electronic smoking device, and e-liquid, but not more than $500,000 per fiscal year, to be deposited into the credit of the Tobacco Enforcement Special Fund. Clarifies that tax revenues deposited into the Hawaiʻi Cancer Research Special Fund shall not be used for early clinical trials. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Apr 2024

House Passage

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Apr 2024

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2024 Last action Apr 24, 2024

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 24, 2024

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-24 4:40PM; CR 329.

upper

Apr 11, 2024

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 9, 2024

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 640) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Apr 9, 2024

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 3, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

upper

Apr 1, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-24 10:30AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 22, 2024

Committee

Reported from HHS/HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3346) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 20, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 20, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Keohokalole, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

upper

Mar 19, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS/HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-24 1:02PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 7, 2024

Committee

Referred to HHS/HRE, WAM.

upper

Mar 7, 2024

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 401).

upper

Mar 5, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kong voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 28, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Chun, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Aiu, Cochran, Garrett.

lower

Feb 14, 2024

Committee

Reported from HET/HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 344-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 2, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Amato, Kobayashi, Marten, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan, Nishimoto.

lower

Feb 2, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on HET recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Perruso, Kapela, La Chica, Marten, Martinez, Matayoshi, M. Mizuno, Woodson, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Todd.

lower

Jan 26, 2024

Committee

Referred to HET/HLT, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 24, 2024

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 22, 2024

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors