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HI HB 1624

died on adjournment

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO LEGALIZE THE ADULT USE OF CANNABIS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1624 pass?

No. HI HB 1624 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 (2026-01-26): Referred to JHA/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1

What is HI HB 1624 about?

Proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize individuals aged twenty-one and older to use and possess a personal-use amount of cannabis. Requires the Legislature to enact laws governing the use, manufacture, distribution, sale, possession, regulation, and taxation of cannabis within the State.

Who sponsors HI HB 1624?

TARNAS, AMATO, BELATTI and 11 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1624.

Description

Proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize individuals aged twenty-one and older to use and possess a personal-use amount of cannabis. Requires the Legislature to enact laws governing the use, manufacture, distribution, sale, possession, regulation, and taxation of cannabis within the State.

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-01-26 — Referred to JHA/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TARNASprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-26

    Referred to JHA/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2026-01-20

    Prefiled.

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