HI HB1778 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-15 - Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kong, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Garrett, Matayoshi, Perruso, Sayama, Takayama excused (5).
Pending: House Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Beginning 7/1/2026, amends existing law regarding preemption of local ordinances and regulations regulating the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices as a matter of statewide concern to clarify that the State's preemption power extends solely to the taxation of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices and allows counties to adopt ordinances and regulations that regulate smoking or the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices that do not conflict with and are more stringent than the state law that governs smoking. Prohibits the counties from enacting an ordinance or a regulation that imposes a fee or tax on the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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Title

Relating To Tobacco Products.

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History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-15HouseReport adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kong, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Garrett, Matayoshi, Perruso, Sayama, Takayama excused (5).
2024-02-15HouseReported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 471-24) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2024-02-13HouseThe committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Evslin, Ganaden, Holt, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Miyake, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Kong; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Takayama.
2024-02-09HouseBill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-13-24 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2024-02-08HousePassed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Nakashima, Nishimoto, Sayama, Ward excused (4).
2024-02-08HouseReported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 194-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2024-02-07HouseThe committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Ilagan, Marten, Nishimoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Amato, Kobayashi; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2024-02-02HouseBill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-07-24 11:30AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2024-02-02HouseThe committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-07-24 11:30 AM, House conference room 329.
2024-01-30HouseBill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 02-02-24 8:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2024-01-24HouseReferred to HLT, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1
2024-01-19HouseIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
2024-01-18HousePending introduction.

Same As/Similar To

SB2691 (Same As) 2024-01-24 - Referred to CPN/HHS, JDC.

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