Establishes the offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco products. Includes electronic smoking devices and e-liquids under the definition of "tobacco products" for purposes of the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law. Amends the license and permit fees for wholesalers, dealers, and retailers. Beginning 1/1/2024, imposes an excise tax on each electronic smoking device or e-liquid sold, used, or possessed by a wholesaler or dealer. Repeals the electronic smoking device retailer registration unit under the department of the attorney general. Repeals provisions governing delivery sales. (CD1)
Hawaii SB 975 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO HEALTH.
Establishes the offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco products. Includes electronic smoking devices and e-liquids under the definition of "tobacco products" for purposes of the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law. Amends the license and permit fees for wholesalers, dealers, and retailers. Beginning 1/1/2024, imposes an excise tax on each electronic smoking device or e-liquid sold, used, or possessed by a wholesaler or dealer. Repeals the electronic smoking device retailer registration unit under the department of the attorney general. Repeals provisions governing delivery sales. (CD1)
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2023-06-06 Act 062, on 06/06/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1162). became-law
2023-05-05 Enrolled to Governor. executive-receipt
2023-05-04 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 901). receipt
2023-05-04 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 996). receipt
2023-05-04 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Lowen, Martinez excused (2). passage
2023-05-04 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1) Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). passage
2023-05-02 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 196) as amended in (CD 1).
2023-05-02 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-04-23.
2023-05-02 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 196).
2023-04-28 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Tarnas, Yamashita, La Chica, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2023-04-28 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) San Buenaventura, Keohokalole, Aquino, Rhoads, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2023-04-28 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 4:30PM in conference room 309.
2023-04-27 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 2:30PM in conference room 329.
2023-04-25 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-27-23 2:30PM in conference room 329.
2023-04-24 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-25-23 3:30PM in conference room 329.
2023-04-24 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 840). receipt
2023-04-21 House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Tarnas, Yamashita Co-Chairs; La Chica, Garcia.
2023-04-19 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 911). receipt
2023-04-13 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 888). receipt
2023-04-13 Senate disagrees with House amendments. amendment-failure
2023-04-13 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 763). introduction, receipt
2023-04-11 Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Todd excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. passage
2023-04-06 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2087) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2023-04-04 The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Nishimoto, Ward. committee-passage-favorable
2023-03-31 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-04-23 3:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-03-24 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) Ilagan excused (1).
2023-03-24 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1572) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2023-03-22 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Hashimoto, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Mizuno. committee-passage-favorable
2023-03-20 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-22-23 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-03-17 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). reading-2, referral-committee
2023-03-17 Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1303) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2023-03-15 The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Amato, Ilagan, Mizuno, Nishimoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kobayashi. committee-passage-favorable
2023-03-13 Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 03-15-23 9:45AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-03-09 Referred to HLT, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 17 referral-committee
2023-03-09 Pass First Reading reading-1
2023-03-07 Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 326) in amended form (SD 2). introduction, receipt
2023-03-07 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). 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 WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1088) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2023-03-03 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. committee-passage-favorable
2023-03-03 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) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2023-02-28 The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-03-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2023-02-17 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC. reading-2, referral-committee
2023-02-17 Reported from HHS/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 564) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.
2023-02-15 The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Shimabukuro, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki. committee-passage-favorable
2023-02-15 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, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2023-02-10 The committee(s) on HHS/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-15-23 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2023-01-27 Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM/JDC. referral-committee
2023-01-23 Passed First Reading. reading-1
2023-01-20 Introduced. introduction
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/900810e0-b736-406c-acd6-de3a8a83bddc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).