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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO RECYCLING."
description: "Expands the types of electronic devices subject to the Electronic Device Recycling and Recovery Act to include electronic device peripherals and certain legacy devices. Excludes manufacturers of only electronic device peripherals and no other electronic devices. Allows, rather than requires, the Department of Health to determine additional penalties. Requires manufacturers' recycling plans to describe communication efforts with the State and counties to facilitate consumer education efforts. Repeals the requirement that recycling plans be implemented and fully operational by 1/1/2023 in order for manufacturer collaboration authority to apply. Establishes additional manufacturer recycling goals beginning on 1/1/2026 and 1/1/2027. Requires additional information to be included in manufacturers' reports containing information for calendar years 2025, 2026, and 2027. Requires collectors to report certain information regarding recyclers and refurbishers and allows the Department of Health to require submission of bills of lading and recycler receiving reports. Requires a report to the Legislature. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 1298"
citation: "Hawaii SB 1298 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Collection", "DOH", "Electronic Devices", "Legacy Devices", "Manufacturers", "Peripherals", "Recycling", "Recycling Obligations", "Recycling Plans", "Reports"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DECOITE", "GABBARD", "RICHARDS", "WAKAI"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 47
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2025-01-21"
last_action: "2025-06-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d223dfc8-6363-41e6-9873-10cfc4899d31"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1298&year=2025"
source_hash: "7844c4d8306cc9bcf94ded3df7a72b02e863139da12408cfda7d141559fb064d"
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 1298 (2025) — RELATING TO RECYCLING.
Expands the types of electronic devices subject to the Electronic Device Recycling and Recovery Act to include electronic device peripherals and certain legacy devices. Excludes manufacturers of only electronic device peripherals and no other electronic devices. Allows, rather than requires, the Department of Health to determine additional penalties. Requires manufacturers' recycling plans to describe communication efforts with the State and counties to facilitate consumer education efforts. Repeals the requirement that recycling plans be implemented and fully operational by 1/1/2023 in order for manufacturer collaboration authority to apply. Establishes additional manufacturer recycling goals beginning on 1/1/2026 and 1/1/2027. Requires additional information to be included in manufacturers' reports containing information for calendar years 2025, 2026, and 2027. Requires collectors to report certain information regarding recyclers and refurbishers and allows the Department of Health to require submission of bills of lading and recycler receiving reports. Requires a report to the Legislature. (CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **SB1298** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1298_.HTM)
2. **SB1298_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1298_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB1298_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1298_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB1298_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1298_HD2_.HTM)
5. **SB1298_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1298_SD1_.HTM)
6. **SB1298_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1298_SD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). — **23–2** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- DECOITE — primary (person)
- GABBARD — primary (person)
- RICHARDS — primary (person)
- WAKAI — primary (person)
- Keohokalole — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-06-03** Act 162, on 06/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1262). `became-law`
- **2025-06-03** Act 162, 06/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1262). `became-law`
- **2025-05-02** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **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 Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) 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`
- **2025-04-24** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
- **2025-04-24** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 86) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2025-04-24** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
- **2025-04-24** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 86).
- **2025-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Matayoshi, Quinlan, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2025-04-24** 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) Gabbard, Keohokalole, DeCoite, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday, 04-24-25 at 1:45PM in Conference Room 325.
- **2025-04-22** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 11:05AM in conference room 325.
- **2025-04-15** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789). `receipt`
- **2025-04-15** Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Hashimoto, Keohokalole Co-Chairs; DeCoite, Richards, Fevella.
- **2025-04-15** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731). `receipt`
- **2025-04-14** House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Matayoshi Co-Chairs; Quinlan, Pierick.
- **2025-04-10** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779). `receipt`
- **2025-04-10** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-10** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 677). `introduction, receipt`
- **2025-04-08** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Amato, Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2025-04-04** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25.
- **2025-04-04** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2007) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2025-04-02** The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-31** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 04-02-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-03-21** 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, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1491) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- **2025-03-18** 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; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-14** Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-18-25 9:20AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-03-06** Referred to EEP, CPC, referral sheet 19 `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-06** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-04** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 297) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction, receipt`
- **2025-03-04** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2025-02-28** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
- **2025-02-28** Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 848) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2025-02-25** The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-20** The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-25-25 9:32AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- **2025-02-14** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-14** Reported from AEN/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 541) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.
- **2025-02-07** 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, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-07** 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`
- **2025-02-04** The committee(s) on AEN/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 2:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
- **2025-01-27** Referred to AEN/HHS, CPN. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-23** Introduced and passed First Reading. `introduction`
- **2025-01-21** Pending Introduction.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d223dfc8-6363-41e6-9873-10cfc4899d31`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).