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HI HB 1573

enacted

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1573 pass?

Yes. HI HB 1573 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-07): Act 190, 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1292).

What is HI HB 1573 about?

Requires electronic smoking device and e-liquid manufacturers to certify to the Department of the Attorney General annually that the manufacturer received a Marketing Granted Order from the federal Food and Drug Administration and that the manufacturer is in compliance with federal regulations and state laws. Requires the Department to compile and make public a directory of all electronic smoking device and e-liquid manufacturers and products duly certified. Establishes penalties for manufacturers that fail to comply with the certification requirements and for other parties that acquire, possess, transport, keep, sell, or offer for sale products that are not in the directory. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1573?

TAKAYAMA, AMATO, BELATTI and 19 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1573.

Description

Requires electronic smoking device and e-liquid manufacturers to certify to the Department of the Attorney General annually that the manufacturer received a Marketing Granted Order from the federal Food and Drug Administration and that the manufacturer is in compliance with federal regulations and state laws. Requires the Department to compile and make public a directory of all electronic smoking device and e-liquid manufacturers and products duly certified. Establishes penalties for manufacturers that fail to comply with the certification requirements and for other parties that acquire, possess, transport, keep, sell, or offer for sale products that are not in the directory. (SD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-07-07 — Act 190, 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1292).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • CHUNprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • GARRETTprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • M.primary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • SAYAMAprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-07

    Act 190, 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1292).

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-07

    Act 190, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1292).

    became-law

  3. 2026-04-24

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 823).

    receipt

  4. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 815).

    became-law,receipt

  5. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).

    receipt

  6. 2026-04-23

    House agrees to Senate amendment(s).

  7. 2026-04-23

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

    passage

  8. 2026-04-23

    Transmitted to Governor.

  9. 2026-04-22

    Reconsideration of action taken on 04-16-26.

    became-law

  10. 2026-04-22

    Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Keohokalole, Rhoads, Kanuha Co-Chairs.

  11. 2026-04-17

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    receipt

  12. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  13. 2026-04-14

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  14. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 586) in amended form (SD 1).

  15. 2026-04-10

    Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3781) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  16. 2026-04-10

    One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  17. 2026-04-08

    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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-04-08

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2026-04-06

    The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  20. 2026-03-30

    Reported from HHS/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3236) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

  21. 2026-03-30

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  22. 2026-03-24

    The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2026-03-20

    The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2026-03-20

    The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 03-24-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  25. 2026-03-16

    The committee(s) on HHS/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  26. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 245).

    introduction,receipt

  27. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  28. 2026-03-12

    Referred to HHS/CPN, JDC/WAM.

    referral-committee

  29. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  30. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1148-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  31. 2026-03-06

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  32. 2026-02-25

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2026-02-23

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  34. 2026-02-20

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 686-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.

  35. 2026-02-20

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    passage,referral-committee

  36. 2026-02-12

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tam.

    committee-passage-favorable

  37. 2026-02-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-12-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  38. 2026-02-06

    Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 45-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  39. 2026-02-06

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  40. 2026-02-04

    The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  41. 2026-01-30

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  42. 2026-01-26

    Referred to HLT, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  43. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  44. 2026-01-16

    Prefiled.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-04 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Takayama: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Garcia: yes

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

    2026-02-12 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Pierick: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Tam: not voting

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

    2026-02-25 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Belatti: not voting

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

    2026-03-20 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • McKelvey: not voting

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

    2026-03-24 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Awa: yes

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

    2026-04-08 · 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.

    2026-04-08 · 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

  • Reconsider: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

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