Hawaii Senate Bill 2689 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 8 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-16 - The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
Pending: House Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [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". Allows electronic smoking devices, packages of electronic smoking devices, containers of electronic smoking devices, e-liquid, packages of e-liquid, and containers of e-liquid to be seized and forfeited if unlawfully sold, possessed, kept, stored, acquired, distributed, or transported. 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, tobacco products, electronic smoking devices, and e-liquid. Effective January 7, 2059. (SD2)

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

Sen. Rosalyn Baker [D]	Sen. Donovan Cruz [D]	Sen. Brian Taniguchi [D]	Sen. Jill Tokuda [D]
Sen. Glenn Wakai [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-16	House	The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
2016-03-14	House	Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-16-16 9:30AM in conference room 329.
2016-03-14	House	The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-16-16 9:30AM in House conference room 329.
2016-03-11	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Monday, 03-14-16 2:15PM in House conference room 329.
2016-03-10	House	Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 26
2016-03-10	House	Pass First Reading
2016-03-08	House	Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 234) in amended form (SD 2).
2016-03-08	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Slom). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Riviere). Transmitted to House.
2016-03-03	Senate	48 Hrs. Notice 03-08-16.
2016-03-03	Senate	Reported from JDL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2540) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2016-02-26	Senate	The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, Gabbard, K.Kahele, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro, Kim, Slom.
2016-02-23	Senate	The committee on JDL has rescheduled its decision making to 02-26-16 10:00AM in conference room 016.
2016-02-23	Senate	The committee(s) on JDL will hold a public decision making on 02-26-16 9:00AM in conference room 016.
2016-02-18	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
2016-02-18	Senate	Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2260) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDL.
2016-02-06	Senate	The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Kidani, Espero, Nishihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Ruderman, Slom.
2016-02-01	Senate	The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-16 9:00AM in conference room 229.
2016-01-27	Senate	Referred to CPH, JDL.
2016-01-25	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2016-01-22	Senate	Introduced.

HB2624 (Same As) 2016-02-01 - Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 5

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2689&year=2016
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2016/bills/SB2689_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2016/bills/SB2689_SD1_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2016/bills/SB2689_SD2_.HTM