Hawaii Senate Bill 2408 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-24 - Referred to AEN, CPN .
Pending: Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires coffee blend labels to disclose geographic and regional origins and per cent by weight of the blended coffees. Prohibits using geographic origins of coffee in labeling or advertising for roasted or instant coffee that contains less than a designated percentage of coffee by weight from that geographic origin, phased in to a minimum of fifty-one per cent by 1/1/2025. Prohibits use of the term "All Hawaiian" in labeling or advertising for roasted or instant coffee not produced entirely from green coffee beans grown and processed in Hawaii.

Relating To Coffee Labeling.

Sen. Laura Acasio [D]	Sen. Kurt Fevella [R]	Sen. Rosalyn Baker [D]	Sen. Les Ihara [D]
Sen. Gil Keith-agaran [D]	Sen. Donna Kim [D]	Sen. Gil Riviere [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-24	Senate	Referred to AEN, CPN .
2022-01-24	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2022-01-21	Senate	Introduced.

HB1535 (Same As) 2022-01-26 - Referred to AGR, ECD, CPC, referral sheet 1

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2408&year=2022
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/SB2408_.HTM