HB 756 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Summary

Prohibits the sale of flavored nicotine products and nicotine product flavor enhancers and the mislabeling of e-liquids as nicotine free. Establishes penalties for violations. Authorizes the Department of Health to appoint, commission, or contract for services of inspectors. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB756_HD1 → HB756_HD2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised from House District 1 to House District 2, updating administrative metadata and refining the legislative language. The most significant policy change is the expansion of prohibited activities to explicitly include 'possession with intent to sell,' broadening enforcement capabilities. Additionally, the definition of 'flavored' was reorganized to list specific tastes like fruit and mint more clearly, and the disposal of hazardous waste was updated to rely on future departmental rules rather than a specific existing statute.

Scope change

The bill's scope was broadened to explicitly criminalize possession of flavored nicotine products with the intent to sell, in addition to sale and distribution.

REQUIREMENT

Expanded the prohibited acts to include 'possession with the intent to sell or offer to sell,' closing a potential loophole where products could be held for resale without being technically 'sold' yet.

DEFINITION

Reorganized the list of prohibited flavors (e.g., fruit, chocolate, mint) to improve clarity and ensure consistent ordering of items.

ENFORCEMENT

Changed the disposal requirement for electronic smoking devices from a specific citation of section 342J-4 to a general reference to rules adopted in accordance with that section, allowing for future regulatory updates.

TECHNICAL

Updated administrative metadata, including the bill version number, clerk ID, and revision timestamps, reflecting its progression from HD1 to HD2.

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 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to CPN/HHS, WAM/JDC.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 125).

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Lee, M., Alcos, Ward.

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kong voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from CPC/JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 553) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Takayama, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 5 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso.

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen.

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 159) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC/JHA.

lower

Jan 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to HLT, CPC/JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

15 primary · 0 co-sponsors