HI HB 156
died on adjournmentRELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 156 pass?
No. HI HB 156 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 156 about?
Repeals existing law that preempted local ordinances or regulations that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices and nullified and voided any conflicting local laws and regulations. Allows counties to adopt ordinances that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices that do not conflict with and are more stringent than the state law that govern smoking.
Who sponsors HI HB 156?
MATAYOSHI, CHUN, EVSLIN and 8 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 156.
Description
Repeals existing law that preempted local ordinances or regulations that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices and nullified and voided any conflicting local laws and regulations. Allows counties to adopt ordinances that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices that do not conflict with and are more stringent than the state law that govern smoking.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-16
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- MATAYOSHIprimary
- CHUNprimary
- EVSLINprimary
- GARRETTprimary
- KITAGAWAprimary
- KUSCHprimary
- LA CHICAprimary
- OLDSprimary
- TAKAYAMAprimary
- TAMprimary
- TARNASprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-01-21
Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1
referral-committee
2025-01-16
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-14
Prefiled.
Versions
- HB156Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 89
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