HB 551 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Summary

Prohibits the sale of flavored tobacco products and the mislabeling of e-liquids as nicotine free. Authorizes the department of health to appoint, commission, or contract for services of inspectors. Establishes two full-time equivalent program specialist positions and one full-time equivalent hearing officer position. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2023

House Passage

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2023 Last action Dec 11, 2023

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 10, 2023

Committee

Referred to CPN/HHS, WAM.

upper

Mar 9, 2023

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 304).

upper

Mar 7, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Gates, Holt, Kila, Lamosao, Quinlan, Takenouchi voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Aiu, Kong voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 1, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Aiu, Alcos.

lower

Feb 17, 2023

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Marten excused (1).

lower

Feb 17, 2023

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 739), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 15, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Amato, Belatti, Hashem, Hussey-Burdick, Lowen, Onishi, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Gates.

lower

Feb 9, 2023

Committee

Reported from LGO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 246) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Feb 8, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on LGO recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Garrett, Kapela, Martinez, Sayama, Tam, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 2, 2023

Committee

Re-referred to LGO, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 7

lower

Jan 27, 2023

Committee

Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 23, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.