HI HB 786

died on adjournment

RELATING TO DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did HI HB 786 pass?

No. HI HB 786 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI HB 786 about?

Allows the Department of Health to use money in the Deposit Beverage Container Deposit Special Fund to deploy reverse vending machines. Repeals certain exemptions for beverage dealers from the requirement to operate redemption centers. Allows for the establishment of regional centers for the redemption of refillable beverage containers but not as substitutes for dealers' means to receive deposit beverage containers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 786?

LOWEN, AMATO, CHUN and 17 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 786.

Description

Introduced: 2025-01-21
Latest action: 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-02-04
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-04
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 98) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
2025-01-30
The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-28
Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:01AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-28
The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 01-30-25.
deferral
2025-01-24
Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21
Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2
referral-committee
2025-01-21
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-17
Pending introduction.

Versions

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Documents

Votes

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-01-30 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Lowen: yes
- Perruso: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Kusch: yes
- Quinlan: yes
- Ward: not voting

Related bills

Companion bill: SB 1067

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=786&year=2026

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:20:09.051962Z

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