SB 674 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

Summary

Requires the Department of Health to conduct a statewide needs assessment to determine what will be needed to reduce waste generation, increase reuse, improve recycling collection services, and expand local processing of materials through an extended producer responsibility program for packaging materials and paper products. Requires the Department of Health to complete and submit the needs assessment to the Legislature no later than 12/31/2028. Establishes an advisory council to review the draft needs assessment and propose recommendations throughout the assessment process. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB674 → SB674_SD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative document into a structured data format with metadata headers, while the substantive policy content remained largely the same. The main substantive change is the addition of a specific funding appropriation of $1,000,000 for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to conduct a statewide needs assessment and establish an advisory council for an extended producer responsibility program. The bill also clarifies definitions for 'packaging materials' and 'paper products' and sets a completion deadline of December 31, 2028 for the needs assessment report.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on establishing an extended producer responsibility program for packaging materials and paper products in Hawaii, with no changes to the fundamental policy objectives or applicability.

FISCAL

Added specific appropriation of $1,000,000 for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to fund the needs assessment and advisory council establishment

DEFINITION

Added explicit definitions for 'packaging materials' (excluding deposit beverage containers), 'paper products' (excluding bound books), 'refill', and 'reuse'

REQUIREMENT

Added specific deadline requiring the Department of Health to complete and submit the needs assessment to the legislature by December 31, 2028

TECHNICAL

Added metadata headers including bill number, session information, author details, and report title/description in structured format

Changed document structure from traditional legislative format to include metadata sections and structured data elements at the beginning of the document

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Committee

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from HHS/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 426) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, DeCoite, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Richards, Awa.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

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, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella.

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to HHS/AEN, WAM.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

3 primary · 1 co-sponsor