HB 786 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING.

Summary

Allows the Department of Health to use money in the Deposit Beverage Container Deposit Special Fund to deploy reverse vending machines. Repeals certain exemptions for beverage dealers from the requirement to operate redemption centers. Allows for the establishment of regional centers for the redemption of refillable beverage containers but not as substitutes for dealers' means to receive deposit beverage containers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

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Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025

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HB786 → HB786_HD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This version of HB 786 (HB786_HD1) significantly modifies the deposit beverage container recycling bill by adding reverse vending machine deployment to the fund's allowable uses, expanding exemptions for dealers in high-density areas, and changing the effective date to July 1, 3000. The changes reflect a shift toward modernizing the recycling infrastructure through technology while providing more flexibility for certain dealers.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include reverse vending machine deployment as a funded activity, and the applicability of redemption center requirements was modified to include additional exemptions for dealers in high-density areas and those facing hardship.

FISCAL

Added reverse vending machine deployment as an allowable use of deposit beverage container fund money, alongside existing administrative and educational activities.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified dealer exemptions to include those located within one-half mile of a certified redemption center in high-density areas (previously two miles), and added hardship-based exemptions.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the redemption center operating deadline from July 1, 2005 to July 1, 2025, and removed the requirement for dealers to accept all container types.

Modified the requirement for businesses selling on-premises beverages to collect containers, removing the option to become a certified redemption center.

TIMELINE

Changed the bill's effective date from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, which appears to be an error or placeholder that would need correction.

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Committee

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 98) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

18 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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