Hawaii House Bill 2260 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-02-21 - (H) Since the House did not vote to adopt the HD2 reported from ERB, it is the HD1 that has been re-referred to FIN.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Requires businesses in the State to collect a fee for single-use checkout bags provided to a customer. Allows businesses to keep twenty per cent of the fees for the first year of the program and ten per cent of the fees thereafter, subject to income and general excises taxes. Requires fees to be collected on single-use checkout bags not prohibited by county ordinance. Deposits a percentage of fees collected into the natural area reserves fund, and the remainder into the general fund. Requires reports to the legislature. Effective July 1, 2012. (HB2260 HD1)

Environmental Protection; Single-use Checkout Bags; Fee

Rep. Denny Coffman [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-21		(H) Since the House did not vote to adopt the HD2 reported from ERB, it is the HD1 that has been re-referred to FIN.
2012-02-21		(H) Re-referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 35.
2012-02-17		(H) Recommitted to ERB with none voting no and Representative(s) Herkes, Kawakami, M. Lee, Morikawa, Saiki excused.
2012-02-17		(H) Reported from ERB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 611-12) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2012-02-16		(H) The committees on ERB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Choy, Awana, Brower, Evans, Hashem, Nishimoto, Tsuji, Pine; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Tokioka, Marumoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2012-02-14		(H) Bill scheduled to be heard by ERB on Thursday, 02-16-12 8:30AM in House conference room 312.
2012-02-07		(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ERB with Representative(s) Awana, Cullen, Fontaine, Har, Johanson, Marumoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Takai excused (1).
2012-02-07		(H) Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 171-12) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ERB.
2012-02-02		(H) The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Coffman, Chang, Nakashima, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kawakami, Carroll, Har, Herkes, Riviere; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cabanilla, Ito.
2012-01-30		(H) Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-02-12 10:00AM in conference room 325.
2012-01-26		(H) The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
2012-01-24		(H) Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 01-26-12 10:00AM in House conference room 325.
2012-01-23		(H) Referred to EEP, ERB, FIN, referral sheet 6
2012-01-23		(H) Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2012-01-20		(H) Pending introduction.

SB2511 (Same As) 2012-03-23 - (H) Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Awana, Cullen, Fontaine, Hanohano, Har, Johanson voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Herkes excused (1).

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2260
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/Bills/HB2260_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/Bills/HB2260_HD1_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/CommReports/HB2260_HD1_HSCR171-12_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/Bills/HB2260_HD2_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/CommReports/HB2260_HD2_HSCR611-12_.HTM