Hawaii Senate Bill 299 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-21 - Re-Referred to CPH, WAM.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Establishes an excise tax on electronic smoking devices equal to 30 per cent of the wholesale price of each electronic smoking device kit, electronic smoking device nicotine cartridge, or electronic smoking device nicotine refill sold, used, or possessed by a wholesaler or dealer on or after January 1, 2016. Allocates taxes collected to the Hawaii tobacco prevention and control trust fund, to be used for smoking cessation programs in Hawaii, with an emphasis on teen smoking prevention and cessation programs. Amends Hawaii's anti-smoking statute to prohibit the use of electronic smoking devices in places open to the public and other specified locations. Prohibits the sale or furnishing of electronic smoking devices to a minor under twenty-one years of age. Prohibits minors under twenty-one years of age from purchasing electronic smoking devices.

Electronic Smoking Device; Excise Tax; Tobacco Prevention and Control Trust Fund; Smoking Cessation; Smoking; Minors; Sale or Purchase Prohibited

Sen. Josh Green [D]	Sen. Rosalyn Baker [D]	Sen. Breene Harimoto [D]	Sen. Les Ihara [D]
Sen. Gil Keith-agaran [D]	Sen. Michelle Kidani [D]	Sen. Gil Riviere [D]	Sen. Russell Ruderman [D]
Sen. Maile Shimabukuro [D]	Sen. Glenn Wakai [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-21	Senate	Re-Referred to CPH, WAM.
2015-12-17		Carried over to 2016 Regular Session.
2015-02-10	Senate	The committee(s) on HTH/CPN deferred the measure.
2015-02-03	Senate	The committee(s) on HTH/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-15 9:00AM in conference room 229.
2015-01-23	Senate	Referred to HTH/CPN, WAM.
2015-01-23	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2015-01-23	Senate	Introduced.

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=299&year=2016
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2016/bills/SB299_.HTM