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HI HB 918

died on adjournment

RELATING TO LABELING.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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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

  1. 2026-04-02

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    receipt

  2. 2026-04-01

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  3. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  4. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

    receipt

  5. 2025-04-14

    Re-referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 31

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-04-14

    House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Todd, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Holt, Pierick.

  7. 2025-04-11

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

    receipt

  8. 2025-04-10

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  9. 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

  10. 2025-04-08

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 689) in amended form (SD 1).

  11. 2025-04-04

    Reported from CPN/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1799) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  12. 2025-04-04

    One Day Notice 04-08-25.

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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.

  16. 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.

  17. 2025-03-21

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  18. 2025-03-14

    Re-Referred to HHS/AEN, CPN/WAM.

    referral-committee

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 2025-03-07

    The committee(s) on HHS/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  22. 2025-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 302).

    introduction,receipt

  23. 2025-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  24. 2025-03-06

    Referred to HHS/AEN, CPN.

    referral-committee

  25. 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

  26. 2025-02-28

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1058) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  27. 2025-02-28

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

  28. 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

  29. 2025-02-21

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

  30. 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.

  31. 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

  32. 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

  33. 2025-02-03

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-05-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  34. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  35. 2025-01-23

    Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 3

    referral-committee

  36. 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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