Hawaii Senate Bill 649

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
Pending: Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires the Department of Health, with assistance from each county, to develop a statewide needs assessment to determine resources necessary to reduce packaging waste by seventy per cent from the baseline amount. Requires the Department of Health to establish an advisory council by 1/1/2024 to advise the Department on how to structure a producer-funded packaging waste reduction and reuse program. Requires the Department of Health to: (1) develop a packaging waste reduction and reuse program by December 31, 2025, and (2) publish and implement a packaging waste reduction and reuse plan, beginning July 1, 2026. Establishes the Packaging Waste Special Fund. Makes appropriations.

Relating To Packaging Waste.

Sen. Mike Gabbard [D]

Sen. Angus McKelvey [D]

Sen. Karl Rhoads [D]

Sen. Les Ihara [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-12-11		Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
2023-01-25	Senate	Referred to AEN/HHS, WAM.
2023-01-23	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2023-01-20	Senate	Introduced.

SB649 (Carry Over) 2023-01-25 - Referred to AEN/HHS, WAM.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=649&year=2024
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB649_.HTM