republic-os/legislation/us/states/hi/2023-regular-session/sb-746.md

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Bill	RELATING TO COFFEE LABELING.	Expands the coffee labeling and advertising requirements to include ready-to-drink coffee beverages and the inner packages and inner wrapping labels of roasted coffee, instant coffee, and ready-to-drink coffee beverages. Specifies that the coffee labeling and advertising requirements apply if the applicable products are produced in whole or in part from Hawaii-grown and Hawaii-processed green coffee beans. Requires disclosure on the label of coffee blends of the respective geographic and regional origins and per cent by weight of the blended coffees. Prohibits use of the term "All Hawaiian" in labeling or advertising for roasted coffee or instant coffee not produced entirely from green coffee beans grown and processed in Hawaii. Effective 7/1/2024. (CD1)	us/states/hi	Hawaii Legislature	2023 Regular Session	SB 746	Hawaii SB 746 (2023 Regular Session)	bill	Advertising Coffee Blends Coffee Labeling Hawaii-grown Coffee Hawaii-processed Coffee Ready-to-Drink Coffee Beverages Requirements	enacted	CHANG KANUHA KEITH-AGARAN MCKELVEY RHOADS	5	46	6	2023-01-20	2023-07-05	openstates	ocd-bill/eac3dabe-83b6-4f27-b06a-849b849c095c	https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=746&year=2023	92305a4adfbdf026ca81d5b1eb62bc5327f6c935bfb523ed7cb7695d328820db	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-hi

Hawaii SB 746 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO COFFEE LABELING.

Expands the coffee labeling and advertising requirements to include ready-to-drink coffee beverages and the inner packages and inner wrapping labels of roasted coffee, instant coffee, and ready-to-drink coffee beverages. Specifies that the coffee labeling and advertising requirements apply if the applicable products are produced in whole or in part from Hawaii-grown and Hawaii-processed green coffee beans. Requires disclosure on the label of coffee blends of the respective geographic and regional origins and per cent by weight of the blended coffees. Prohibits use of the term "All Hawaiian" in labeling or advertising for roasted coffee or instant coffee not produced entirely from green coffee beans grown and processed in Hawaii. Effective 7/1/2024. (CD1)

Version chain

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

1. SB746 (committee substitute) — source
2. SB746_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
3. SB746_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
4. SB746_HD2 (committee substitute) — source
5. SB746_SD1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
• The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 3–0 (pass) · upper
• The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 6–0 (pass) · lower
• The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 4–0 (pass) · lower
• The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
• The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 10–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• CHANG — primary (person)
• KANUHA — primary (person)
• KEITH-AGARAN — primary (person)
• MCKELVEY — primary (person)
• RHOADS — primary (person)
• Dela Cruz — cosponsor (person)
• Keohokalole — cosponsor (person)
• Kidani — cosponsor (person)
• Kim — cosponsor (person)
• Shimabukuro — cosponsor (person)
• Wakai — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-07-05 Act 211, 07/05/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1314). became-law
• 2023-07-05 Act 211, on 07/05/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1314). became-law
• 2023-05-03 Enrolled to Governor. executive-receipt
• 2023-05-04 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 900). receipt
• 2023-05-02 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 993). receipt
• 2023-05-02 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). passage
• 2023-05-02 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. passage
• 2023-04-27 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-02-23.
• 2023-04-27 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 21) as amended in (CD 1).
• 2023-04-27 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-23.
• 2023-04-27 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 21).
• 2023-04-26 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Gates, Nakashima, Kahaloa, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
• 2023-04-26 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Keohokalole, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-04-24 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-23 9:00AM; CR 325.
• 2023-04-21 Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-23 11:00AM; Conference Room 325.
• 2023-04-21 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 829). receipt
• 2023-04-20 House Conferees Appointed: Gates, Nakashima Co-Chairs; Kahaloa, Ward.
• 2023-04-17 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 893). receipt
• 2023-04-17 Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Keohokalole Co-Chair; Richards.
• 2023-04-11 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 882). receipt
• 2023-04-11 Senate disagrees with House amendments. amendment-failure
• 2023-04-11 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 695). introduction, receipt
• 2023-04-06 Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nishimoto excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. passage
• 2023-04-04 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 04-06-23.
• 2023-04-04 Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1949) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
• 2023-03-30 The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Amato, Hashem, Hussey-Burdick, Gates, Lowen, Onishi, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti. committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-03-28 Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 03-30-23 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• 2023-03-22 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1). reading-2, referral-committee
• 2023-03-22 Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1418) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
• 2023-03-15 The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Gates, Kahaloa, Cochran, Lowen, Woodson, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso. committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-03-13 Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-15-23 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• 2023-03-09 Referred to AGR, CPC, referral sheet 17 referral-committee
• 2023-03-09 Pass First Reading reading-1
• 2023-03-07 Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 252) in amended form (SD 1). introduction, receipt
• 2023-03-07 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House. passage
• 2023-03-03 48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-23.
• 2023-03-03 Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 839) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
• 2023-02-23 The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-02-17 The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-23-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
• 2023-02-14 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPN. reading-2, referral-committee
• 2023-02-14 Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 247) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to CPN.
• 2023-02-08 The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-02-05 The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
• 2023-01-25 Referred to AEN, CPN. referral-committee
• 2023-01-23 Passed First Reading. reading-1
• 2023-01-20 Introduced. introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/eac3dabe-83b6-4f27-b06a-849b849c095c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).