SB 2278

  • Hawaii Senate Bill
  • 2022 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 21, 2022
  • Senate
  • House
  • Governor

Relating To Tobacco Products.

Abstract

Establishes the offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco products. Includes electronic smoking devices within the definition of "tobacco products", as used in the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law. Increases the license fee for persons engaged as a wholesaler or dealer of cigarettes and tobacco products. Increases the retail tobacco permit fee for retailers engaged in the retail sale of cigarettes and tobacco products. Repeals certain provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to electronic smoking devices. Provides for the disposition of fines paid for the unlawful shipment of tobacco products into the Hawaii Tobacco Prevention and Control Trust Fund. Effective 1/1/2023. (SD1)

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Feb 17, 2022

Senate

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.

Senate

Reported from HTH/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2448) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

Feb 10, 2022

Senate

The committee(s) on HTH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HTH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Baker, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

Senate

The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Chang, DeCoite, Nishihara, Riviere, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

Feb 04, 2022

Senate

The committee(s) on HTH/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-22 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

Jan 24, 2022

Senate

Referred to HTH/CPN, JDC/WAM.

  • Referral-Committee
Commerce and Consumer Protection Judiciary Ways and Means

Jan 21, 2022

Senate

Passed First Reading.

Senate

Introduced.

Bill Text

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