Hawaii House Bill 2624 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-01 - Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 5
Pending: House Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the definitions of "dealer", "retailer", "wholesale price" and "wholesaler" to include electronic smoking devices and e-liquid. Establishes definitions for "disposable electronic smoking device", "electronic smoking device", "eliquid", and "reusable electronic smoking device". Increases the license fee for persons engaged as a wholesaler or dealer. Increases the retail tobacco permit fee for retailers engaged in the retail sale of cigarettes and tobacco products, and includes electronic smoking devices and e-liquid. Effective January 1, 2017.

Tobacco Regulation; License Fee; Retail Tobacco Permit; Cigarettes; Tobacco Products

Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-01	House	Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 5
2016-01-27	House	Introduced and Passed First Reading

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2624&year=2016
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2016/bills/HB2624_.HTM