HI HB 918
died on adjournmentRELATING TO LABELING.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 918 pass?
No. HI HB 918 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 (2026-04-02): Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
What is HI HB 918 about?
Establishes labeling requirements for certain premoistened nonwoven disposable wipes. Requires certain manufacturers of covered products to submit for approval, their "DO NOT FLUSH" label notices and symbols to the United States Environmental Protection Agency by 1/1 2026. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
Who sponsors HI HB 918?
HOLT, KAHALOA, LA CHICA and 6 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 918.
Description
Establishes labeling requirements for certain premoistened nonwoven disposable wipes. Requires certain manufacturers of covered products to submit for approval, their "DO NOT FLUSH" label notices and symbols to the United States Environmental Protection Agency by 1/1 2026. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-23
- Latest action
- 2026-04-02 — Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- HOLTprimary
- KAHALOAprimary
- LA CHICAprimary
- LOWENprimary
- MARTENprimary
- MATAYOSHIprimary
- OLDSprimary
- POEPOEprimary
- TODDprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-02
Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
receipt
2026-04-01
House Conferee(s) discharged.
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-04-15
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).
receipt
2025-04-14
Re-referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 31
referral-committee
2025-04-14
House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Todd, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Holt, Pierick.
2025-04-11
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).
receipt
2025-04-10
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
amendment-failure
2025-04-08
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
passage
2025-04-08
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 689) in amended form (SD 1).
2025-04-04
Reported from CPN/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1799) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2025-04-04
One Day Notice 04-08-25.
2025-04-02
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-02
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, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-27
The committee(s) on CPN/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2025-03-21
Reported from HHS/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1236) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM.
2025-03-21
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-03-14
Re-Referred to HHS/AEN, CPN/WAM.
referral-committee
2025-03-12
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-12
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, DeCoite, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-07
The committee(s) on HHS/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2025-03-06
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 302).
introduction,receipt
2025-03-06
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2025-03-06
Referred to HHS/AEN, CPN.
referral-committee
2025-03-04
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong, Muraoka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2025-02-28
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1058) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-28
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.
2025-02-25
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kahaloa, Garcia, Shimizu.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-21
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-25-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-11
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 432) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2025-02-11
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-05
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-03
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-05-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-23
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-23
Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 3
referral-committee
2025-01-21
Pending introduction.
Versions
Documents
Votes
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-05 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Matayoshi: yes
- Chun: yes
- Ilagan: yes
- Ichiyama: yes
- Iwamoto: yes
- Kong: yes
- Lowen: yes
- Marten: yes
- Tam: yes
- Pierick: yes
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-25 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Tarnas: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Belatti: yes
- Hashem: yes
- Perruso: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Todd: yes
- Cochran: not voting
- Kahaloa: not voting
- Garcia: not voting
- Shimizu: not voting
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-03-12 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- San Buenaventura: yes
- Aquino: yes
- Hashimoto: yes
- Keohokalole: yes
- Fevella: yes
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-03-12 · pass · 4-1
Member-level votes (5)
- Gabbard: yes
- DeCoite: yes
- Rhoads: yes
- Richards: yes
- Awa: no
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2025-04-02 · pass · 4-1
Member-level votes (5)
- Keohokalole: yes
- Fukunaga: yes
- McKelvey: yes
- Richards: yes
- Awa: no
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2025-04-02 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (14)
- Dela Cruz: yes
- Moriwaki: yes
- Aquino: yes
- DeCoite: yes
- Elefante: yes
- Hashimoto: yes
- Inouye: yes
- Kanuha: yes
- Kidani: yes
- Kim: yes
- Lee: yes
- C: yes
- Wakai: yes
- Fevella: yes
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.
2025-04-08 · pass · 23-2
Member-level votes (1)
- McKelvey: yes
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