Bill Commons

HI SB 2175

enacted

RELATING TO DISPOSABLE ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 2175 pass?

Yes. HI SB 2175 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-07): Act 189, 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1291).

What is HI SB 2175 about?

Beginning 1/1/2027, prohibits the sale, offer for sale, or distribution for sale of any disposable electronic smoking devices in the State. Establishes penalties. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2175?

RICHARDS, CHANG, RHOADS are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2175, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Beginning 1/1/2027, prohibits the sale, offer for sale, or distribution for sale of any disposable electronic smoking devices in the State. Establishes penalties. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-07-07 — Act 189, 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1291).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • RICHARDSprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • RHOADSprimary
  • Fukunagacosponsor
  • Moriwakicosponsor
  • San Buenaventuracosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-07

    Act 189, 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1291).

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-07

    Act 189, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1291).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

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  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Garcia, Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kong voting no (1) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 2026-04-29

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Keohokalole, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  9. 2026-04-29

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Matayoshi, Keohokapu-Lee Loy; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  10. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 92-26).

  11. 2026-04-29

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  12. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 92-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  13. 2026-04-29

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  14. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 3:45PM; CR 329.

  15. 2026-04-22

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).

    receipt

  16. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Keohokalole, Rhoads Co-Chairs; Fevella.

  17. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Matayoshi Co-Chairs; Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Garcia.

  18. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

    receipt

  19. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 634).

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  20. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  21. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  22. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia, Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kong voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

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  23. 2026-04-10

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2114-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  24. 2026-04-10

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  25. 2026-04-07

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Lowen, Marten, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Kong, Tam; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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  26. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. 2026-03-30

    Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1445-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  28. 2026-03-30

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

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  29. 2026-03-25

    The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2026-03-20

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 03-25-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  31. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

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  32. 2026-03-12

    Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 17

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  33. 2026-03-10

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  34. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 188) in amended form (SD 2).

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  35. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3012) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  36. 2026-03-06

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  37. 2026-02-27

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  38. 2026-02-23

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-27-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  39. 2026-02-20

    Reported from HHS/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2555) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  40. 2026-02-20

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

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  41. 2026-02-06

    The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

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  42. 2026-02-06

    The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  43. 2026-02-02

    The committee(s) on HHS/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  44. 2026-01-26

    Referred to HHS/CPN, JDC.

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  45. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

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  46. 2026-01-14

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-06 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Awa: yes

  • The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-06 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fevella: not voting

  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-27 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: yes

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0

  • The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-25 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Takayama: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Garcia: yes

  • The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Pierick: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Tam: yes

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Takayama: yes
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Garcia: yes

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