HI SB2559 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 2 2010 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-30 - (H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Requires businesses in the State to collect a 5 cent offset fee for each plastic or paper disposable checkout bag provided to a customer. Allocates the offset fee: 2 cents to the business and 3 cents to the general fund. Effective 7/1/2010.

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Title

Environmental Protection; Plastic Checkout Bags; Offset Fee

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History

DateChamberAction
2010-03-30 (H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.
2010-03-26 (H) Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-29-10 6:00PM in House conference room 308.
2010-03-18 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Cabanilla, Finnegan, Manahan, M. Oshiro excused (4).
2010-03-18 (H) Reported from EEP/EBM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 813-10) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2010-03-16 (H) The committees on EBM recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Choy, Evans, Tsuji, Wooley; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Tokioka, Ward; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Berg, Manahan, Takai, Wakai.
2010-03-16 (H) The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Morita, Coffman, Chong, Har, Herkes, C. Lee, Luke, Sagum, Ching, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cabanilla, Chang, Ito.
2010-03-12 (H) Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-16-10 10:30AM in conference room 325.
2010-03-11 (H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until Tuesday, 03-16-10.
2010-03-10 (H) Re-referred to EEP/EBM, FIN, referral sheet 46
2010-03-09 (H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until 03-11-10 at 10:30am.
2010-03-05 (H) Proposed draft of Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP/EBM on Tuesday, 03-09-10 11:30AM in House conference room 325.
2010-03-04 (H) Referred to EEP/EBM, CPC/JUD, FIN, referral sheet 37
2010-03-03 (H) Pass First Reading
2010-03-02 (H) Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 199) in amended form (SD 2).
2010-03-02 (S) Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Baker, English, Kidani, Kim, Nishihara, Tsutsui . Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Slom). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2010-02-26 (S) 48 Hrs. Notice 03-02-10.
2010-02-26 (S) Reported from JGO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2545) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2010-02-23 (S) The committee(s) on JGO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JGO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Nishihara ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Slom; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Takamine, Bunda.
2010-02-18 (S) The committee(s) on JGO will hold a public decision making on 02-23-10 10:00AM in conference room 016.
2010-02-11 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JGO.
2010-02-11 (S) Reported from ENE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2175) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JGO.
2010-02-04 (S) The committee(s) on ENE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in ENE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Green, Hooser; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Hemmings; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) English, Ihara, Kokubun.
2010-02-02 (S) The committee(s) on ENE deferred the measure until 02-04-10 2:45pm in conference room 225.
2010-01-29 (S) The committee(s) on ENE has scheduled a public hearing on 02-02-10 3:30pm in conference room 225.
2010-01-27 (S) Referred to ENE, JGO.
2010-01-25 (S) Passed First Reading.
2010-01-22 (S) Introduced.

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