---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO PLASTIC."
description: "Creates the plastic source reduction working group to make recommendations to reuse, reduce, recycle, and recover plastic waste. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 522"
citation: "Hawaii SB 522 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Plastic Source Reduction Working Group ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ENGLISH", "GABBARD", "HARIMOTO", "K. RHOADS", "KEITH-AGARAN", "RUDERMAN"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 57
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2019-01-18"
last_action: "2019-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/81eb7ac2-ea0e-48ea-8dc6-f2986805cafc"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=522&year=2019"
source_hash: "506119a672c81a7c1397813783f1d023d893cf6c7bf464a05298afab902b9470"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii SB 522 (2019 Regular Session) — RELATING TO PLASTIC.

Creates the plastic source reduction working group to make recommendations to reuse, reduce, recycle, and recover plastic waste. (CD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB522** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB522_.HTM)
2. **SB522_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB522_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB522_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB522_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB522_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB522_HD2_.HTM)
5. **SB522_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB522_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **6–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- ENGLISH — primary (person)
- GABBARD — primary (person)
- HARIMOTO — primary (person)
- K. RHOADS — primary (person)
- KEITH-AGARAN — primary (person)
- RUDERMAN — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-18** Introduced. `introduction`
- **2019-01-22** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2019-01-24** Referred to AEN/CPH, JDC/WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-28** The committee(s) on AEN/CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-19 1:15PM in conference room 224.
- **2019-02-06** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, J.Keohokalole, Ruderman, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara, Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-06** The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Ruderman, K. Rhoads, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-13** Reported from AEN/CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 292) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
- **2019-02-13** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.
- **2019-02-22** The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-19 10:05AM in conference room 211.
- **2019-02-26** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Wakai, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-26** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, English, Harimoto, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Taniguchi, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 4 Excused: Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, Inouye, K. Kahele, Riviere. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-01** Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 884) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2019-03-01** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-19.
- **2019-03-05** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2019-03-05** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 169) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-07** Referred to EEP/EDB, CPC/JUD, FIN, referral sheet 27 `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-11** Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP/EDB on Thursday, 03-14-19 8:30AM in House conference room 325.
- **2019-03-14** The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Wildberger, Tarnas, Todd, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Yamane; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Har; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-14** The committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Kitagawa, Ichiyama, Johanson, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Eli, Yamashita; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-15** Reported from EEP/EDB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1380) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC/JUD.
- **2019-03-15** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC/JUD with Representative(s) DeCoite, Okimoto, Ward, Yamane voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cachola, Har, B. Kobayashi, McDermott, Tokioka voting no (5) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Nakamura, Quinlan, Takumi excused (4). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-15** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC/JUD on Wednesday, 03-20-19 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2019-03-20** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Cabanilla Arakawa, Cachola, Har, Kong, Mizuno, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-20** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Creagan, Lowen, McKelvey, Morikawa, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Say; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Brower, Yamane. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-22** Reported from CPC/JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1667) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- **2019-03-22** Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Yamane excused (2).
- **2019-03-27** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 03-29-19 3:30PM in House conference room 308.
- **2019-03-29** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Eli, Todd, Wildberger, McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-05** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2122), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-05** Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) DeCoite, Har, Kong, Say, Tokioka voting no (5) and Representative(s) Eli, Mizuno, Nishimoto excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2019-04-09** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 662). `introduction`
- **2019-04-09** Senate disagrees with House amendments.
- **2019-04-09** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 885).
- **2019-04-15** House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, McKelvey, Takumi, C. Lee, Cullen Co-Chairs; Cabanilla Arakawa, Wildberger, Thielen.
- **2019-04-15** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 809).
- **2019-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Baker, K. Rhoads, Keith-Agaran Co-Chairs; Fevella.
- **2019-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 918).
- **2019-04-22** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-19 11:00AM in conference room 224.
- **2019-04-23** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-19 11:00AM in conference room 224.
- **2019-04-24** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-19 11:05AM in conference room 224.
- **2019-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-19 11:05AM in conference room 224.
- **2019-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-19 4:25PM in conference room 224.
- **2019-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-19 5:35PM in conference room 224.
- **2019-04-26** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Baker, K. Rhoads, Keith-Agaran, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, McKelvey, Takumi, C. Lee, Cullen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, Wildberger, Thielen.
- **2019-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 173).
- **2019-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-19.
- **2019-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 173) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2019-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-30-19.
- **2019-04-30** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2019-04-30** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cachola, McDermott voting no (2) and none excused (0).
- **2019-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 968).
- **2019-05-02** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 883).
- **2019-05-06** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-09** Act 254, on 07/05/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1356). `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-09** Act 254, 07/05/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1356). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/81eb7ac2-ea0e-48ea-8dc6-f2986805cafc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).