HI HB145 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Enrolled on April 14 2015 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-05-01 - Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-15 5:20PM in conference room 225.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Amends the definition of "tobacco products", to include any product containing nicotine, but not containing tobacco. Imposes an excise tax equal to % of the wholesale price of any tobacco product, other than large cigars, sold by a wholesaler or dealer on and after 1/1/2016, whether or not sold at wholesale, or if not sold then at the same rate upon the use by the wholesaler or dealer. Requires an unspecified amount of the moneys collected under the increased excise tax rate to be deposited to the credit of the Hawaii cancer research special fund. Amends the excise tax rate on the sale of large cigars beginning on and after 1/1/2016 to the lesser of cents for each large cigar or % of the wholesale price of each large cigar. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

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Title

Tobacco Products; Large Cigars; Excise Tax; Hawaii Cancer Research Special Fund

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History

DateChamberAction
2015-05-01SenateConference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-15 5:20PM in conference room 225.
2015-05-01SenateConference committee meeting to reconvene on 5-01-15 4:40pm in conference room 016.
2015-05-01SenateConference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-15 2:30PM in conference room 016.
2015-04-30SenateConference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-15 10:20AM in conference room 016.
2015-04-30SenateConference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-15 at 4:00 pm in conference room 016.
2015-04-29SenateConference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-15 9:15AM in conference room 016.
2015-04-28SenateConference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-15 10:00AM in conference room 016.
2015-04-27HouseBill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-15 10:00AM in conference room 016.
2015-04-20HouseReceived notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 641).
2015-04-20SenateSenate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Tokuda Co-Chair; Kouchi, Taniguchi, Wakai.
2015-04-20SenateReceived notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 617).
2015-04-20HouseHouse Conferees Appointed: McKelvey, Nishimoto Co-Chairs; Woodson, McDermott.
2015-04-17SenateReceived notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 616).
2015-04-16HouseHouse disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
2015-04-14HouseReturned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 511) in amended form (SD 2).
2015-04-14SenateReport adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Slom). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2015-04-10Senate48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-15.
2015-04-10SenateReported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1553) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2015-04-09SenateThe committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, Kouchi, Chun Oakland, Inouye, Riviere, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Harimoto ; 0 No(es): none; and 4 Excused: Senator(s) Dela Cruz, English, Galuteria, Slom.
2015-04-06SenateThe committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 04-09-15 9:00AM in conference room 211.
2015-03-25SenateReport adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2015-03-25SenateReported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1061) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2015-03-23SenateThe committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Kahele, Kidani, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi, Nishihara, Slom.
2015-03-18SenateThe committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-15 10:00AM in conference room 229.
2015-03-12SenateReferred to CPN, WAM.
2015-03-12SenatePassed First Reading.
2015-03-12SenateReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 148).
2015-03-10HousePassed Third Reading with Representative(s) Jordan, Keohokalole, LoPresti, Oshiro, Pouha, San Buenaventura, Tokioka, Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Fukumoto Chang, Kobayashi, Ohno, Onishi, Rhoads, Thielen, Tupola voting no (7) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
2015-03-06HouseReported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 888), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2015-03-04HouseThe committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Nishimoto, Cachola, Johanson, Lowen, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cullen, DeCoite, Jordan, Keohokalole, Onishi, Tokioka, Pouha, Ward; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Kobayashi; and Excused: none.
2015-02-27HouseBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-04-15 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
2015-02-20HousePassed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Thielen voting no (1) and Representative(s) Ito excused (1).
2015-02-20HouseReported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 485) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2015-02-18HouseThe committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Woodson, Belatti, Brower, Creagan, Har, Hashem, C. Lee, Nakashima, Oshiro, San Buenaventura, Takayama, Yamane, Fukumoto Chang, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kawakami.
2015-02-11HouseBill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-18-15 2:00PM in conference room 325.
2015-02-11HouseThe committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-18-15.
2015-02-09HouseBill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-11-15 2:30PM in House conference room 325.
2015-01-26HouseReferred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1
2015-01-23HouseIntroduced and Passed First Reading
2015-01-22HousePending introduction.

Same As/Similar To

SB401 (Same As) 2015-03-27 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Jordan, LoPresti, Onishi, Oshiro, Rhoads, Tokioka, Tupola, Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Thielen voting no (1) and Representative(s) Choy, Ing, Lowen, Luke, McKelvey, Pouha excused (6).

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