Hawaii House Bill 833

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
Pending: House Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Establishes the criminal offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco products. Amends the definition of "tobacco products" under the Cigarette Tax and Tobacco Tax Law to include electronic smoking devices and e-liquids. Increases the license fee for persons engaged as wholesalers or dealers of cigarettes and tobacco products and the retail tobacco permit fee for retailers engaged in the retail sale of cigarettes and tobacco products. Repeals state laws that establish and govern the Electronic Smoking Device Retailer Registration Unit within the Department of the Attorney General; provisions of the Cigarette Tax and Tobacco Tax Law that govern delivery sales; and state law governing smoking that preempts and voids local ordinances and regulations conflicting with state law. Effective January 1, 2024.

Relating To Health.

Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi [D]	Rep. Terez Amato [D]	Rep. Cory Chun [D]	Rep. Ernesto Ganaden [D]
Rep. Nicole Lowen [D]	Rep. Lisa Marten [D]	Rep. Scot Matayoshi [D]	Rep. Mahina Poepoe [D]
Rep. Adrian Tam [D]	Rep. David Tarnas [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-12-11		Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
2023-02-02	House	Re-referred to HLT, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 7
2023-01-30	House	Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3
2023-01-25	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2023-01-23	House	Pending introduction.

SB975 (Same As)
HB833 (Carry Over) 2023-02-02 - Re-referred to HLT, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 7

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=833&year=2024
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB833_.HTM