HB 1778

  • Hawaii House Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 19, 2024
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Relating To Tobacco Products.

Abstract

Beginning 7/1/2026, amends existing law regarding preemption of local ordinances and regulations regulating the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices as a matter of statewide concern to clarify that the State's preemption power extends solely to the taxation of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices and allows counties to adopt ordinances and regulations that regulate smoking or the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices that do not conflict with and are more stringent than the state law that governs smoking. Prohibits the counties from enacting an ordinance or a regulation that imposes a fee or tax on the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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Feb 15, 2024

House

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kong, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Garrett, Matayoshi, Perruso, Sayama, Takayama excused (5).

House

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 471-24) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

Feb 13, 2024

House

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Evslin, Ganaden, Holt, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Miyake, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Kong; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Takayama.

Feb 09, 2024

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-13-24 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Feb 08, 2024

House

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Nakashima, Nishimoto, Sayama, Ward excused (4).

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

House

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 194-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

Feb 07, 2024

House

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Ilagan, Marten, Nishimoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Amato, Kobayashi; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

Feb 02, 2024

House

Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-07-24 11:30AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

House

The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-07-24 11:30 AM, House conference room 329.

Jan 30, 2024

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 02-02-24 8:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Jan 24, 2024

House

Referred to HLT, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

  • Referral-Committee
Health & Homelessness Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Finance

Jan 19, 2024

House

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Jan 18, 2024

House

Pending introduction.

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