SB 2941 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO DISPOSABLE BODYBOARDS.

SB 2941 prohibits the sale, rental, or distribution of disposable bodyboards within the state. It directly affects businesses that sell or rent these products and consumers who purchase them. The bill establishes legal penalties for violations of this ban. This legislation is currently in early committee review, having been introduced and passed its first reading in January 2026.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Feb 20, 2026

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

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Committee

Feb 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPN/JDC.

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2567) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to CPN/JDC.

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 3:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to AEN, CPN/JDC.

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors