Requires the Department of Health to conduct a statewide needs assessment to determine what will be needed to reduce waste generation, increase reuse, improve recycling collection services, and expand local processing of materials through an extended producer responsibility program for packaging materials and paper products. Establishes an advisory council to review the draft needs assessment and propose recommendations throughout the assessment process. Requires the Department of Health to hold a public hearing on the draft needs assessment and complete and submit the needs assessment to the Legislature by 12/31/2027. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
Hawaii HB 750 (2025) — RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Requires the Department of Health to conduct a statewide needs assessment to determine what will be needed to reduce waste generation, increase reuse, improve recycling collection services, and expand local processing of materials through an extended producer responsibility program for packaging materials and paper products. Establishes an advisory council to review the draft needs assessment and propose recommendations throughout the assessment process. Requires the Department of Health to hold a public hearing on the draft needs assessment and complete and submit the needs assessment to the Legislature by 12/31/2027. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
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2025-05-02 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). receipt
2025-05-01 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). receipt
2025-04-30 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). passage
2025-04-30 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. passage
2025-04-25 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
2025-04-25 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 225).
2025-04-25 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 225) as amended in (CD 1).
2025-04-25 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 5:50PM in Conference Room 309.
2025-04-25 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Matayoshi, Takenouchi, Chun, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 0 Excused: none.
2025-04-25 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Hashimoto, Gabbard, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-25 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 4:00PM in Conference Room 325.
2025-04-24 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 11:00AM in conference room 325.
2025-04-22 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 11:05AM in conference room 325.
2025-04-22 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 859). receipt
2025-04-21 Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 756). receipt
2025-04-17 House Conferees Changed: Representative Matayoshi added as Co-Chair. Representative Chun discharged as Co-Chair; Added as Member.
2025-04-15 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). receipt
2025-04-14 House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Chun, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Quinlan, Pierick.
2025-04-11 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). receipt
2025-04-10 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
2025-04-08 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 672) in amended form (SD 1).
2025-04-08 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
2025-04-04 One Day Notice 04-08-25.
2025-04-04 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1825) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2025-04-04 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-02 The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-25 10:46AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2025-03-21 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. reading-2, referral-committee
2025-03-21 Reported from HHS/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1234) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2025-03-12 The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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
2025-03-12 The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-07 The committee(s) on HHS/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2025-03-04 Referred to HHS/AEN, WAM. referral-committee
2025-02-28 Passed First Reading. reading-1
2025-02-28 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 34). introduction, receipt
2025-02-27 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. passage
2025-02-27 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 885), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-20 The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward. committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-18 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-14 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) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
2025-02-14 Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 779) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2025-02-13 The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-12 Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-13-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-04 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) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3). reading-2, referral-committee
2025-02-04 Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 92) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
2025-01-28 The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward. committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-24 Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21 Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2 referral-committee
2025-01-21 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
2025-01-17 Pending introduction.
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