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HI SB 3076

enacted

RELATING TO TOBACCO ENFORCEMENT.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 3076 pass?

Yes. HI SB 3076 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-10): Act 229, 07/10/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1331).

What is HI SB 3076 about?

Clarifies that untaxed tobacco products are subject to forfeiture as contraband, without regard to the procedures set forth in Hawaii's asset forfeiture law in the same manner as untaxed cigarettes. Confirms the authority of the Department of Taxation and the Department of the Attorney General to inspect and seize tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices and e-liquids. Effective 9/1/2026. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 3076?

KOUCHI is the primary sponsor of HI SB 3076.

Description

Clarifies that untaxed tobacco products are subject to forfeiture as contraband, without regard to the procedures set forth in Hawaii's asset forfeiture law in the same manner as untaxed cigarettes. Confirms the authority of the Department of Taxation and the Department of the Attorney General to inspect and seize tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices and e-liquids. Effective 9/1/2026. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-07-10 — Act 229, 07/10/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1331).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KOUCHIprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-10

    Act 229, 07/10/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1331).

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-10

    Act 229, on 07/10/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1331).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kong voting no (1) and none excused (0).

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  7. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 104-26).

  9. 2026-05-01

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  10. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 104-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  11. 2026-05-01

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  12. 2026-04-30

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Hartsfield, Poepoe, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  13. 2026-04-29

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Elefante, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  14. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:00PM; CR 325.

  15. 2026-04-27

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.

  16. 2026-04-24

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.

  17. 2026-04-23

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-26 3:10PM; Conference Room 325.

  18. 2026-04-22

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-26 2:35PM; Conference Room 325.

  19. 2026-04-21

    House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Hartsfield Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Garcia.

  20. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).

    receipt

  21. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Elefante Co-Chair; Awa.

  22. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

    receipt

  23. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 739).

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  24. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  25. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

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  26. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

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  27. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2159-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  28. 2026-04-10

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  29. 2026-04-07

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.

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  30. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.

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  31. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  32. 2026-03-31

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  33. 2026-03-25

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1407-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  34. 2026-03-25

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Matsumoto, Perruso excused (2).

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  35. 2026-03-17

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  36. 2026-03-12

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-17-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  37. 2026-03-10

    Pass First Reading

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  38. 2026-03-10

    Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 16

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  39. 2026-03-06

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

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  40. 2026-03-06

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 103) in amended form (SD 1).

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  41. 2026-03-05

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2728) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  42. 2026-03-05

    One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  43. 2026-03-02

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  44. 2026-02-27

    The committee on WAM has rescheduled its decision making to 03-02-26 10:02AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.

  45. 2026-02-23

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-02-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  46. 2026-02-17

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2286) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  47. 2026-02-17

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

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  48. 2026-02-10

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  49. 2026-02-05

    The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-26 9:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  50. 2026-01-30

    Referred to JDC, WAM.

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  51. 2026-01-28

    Introduced.

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  52. 2026-01-28

    Passed First Reading.

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  53. 2026-01-26

    Pending Introduction.

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Votes

  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-10 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: yes

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-02 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-03-06 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Senator(s: not voting

  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-17 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Morikawa: not voting

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Awa: yes

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-04-30 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Garcia: yes

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