# Hawaii HB 1370: RELATING TO TAXATION.

Hawaii HB 1370, RELATING TO TAXATION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Kyle T. Yamashita (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-27 (Act 090, 05/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1190).) (as of 2026-11-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1370
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO TAXATION.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-05-27, Act 090, 05/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1190).
- Sponsor: Kyle T. Yamashita (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Beer, Draft Beer, Definition, Liquor Tax, ECD, CPC, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 10 (208 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Amends the definition of draft beer used in liquor tax laws to mean beer in an individual container of five gallons or more. Effective 1/1/2026. (CD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Hawaii expands lower-tax category for beer: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, Hawaii defines draft beer as beer in an individual container holding at least five gallons. The previous minimum was seven gallons. This expands the beer eligible for the existing lower draft beer tax rate. The law sets no new tax rate and does not specify savings for sel…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kyle T. Yamashita (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 2 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC... | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-07 | House | The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (50)

- 2025-05-27: Act 090, 05/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1190). (Senate)
- 2025-05-27: Act 090, on 05/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1190). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:50 PM; Conference Room 224. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Matayoshi, Takenouchi, Chun, Holt, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 149) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 149). (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 3:20PM; Conference Room 224. (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 1:30PM; Conference Room 224. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 3:20PM; Conference Room 224. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 756). (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-25 3:20PM; Conference Room 224. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: House Conferees Changed: Representative Matayoshi added as Co-Chair. Representative Chun discharged as Co-Chair; Added as Member. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 828). (House)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Re-referred to ECD, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 31 (House)
- 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Chun, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Holt, Matsumoto. (House)
- 2025-04-11: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 764) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1766) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: One Day Notice 04-08-25. (Senate)
- 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. (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1340) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards. (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to CPN, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 77). (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 899), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-27: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-20: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan, Lowen, Pierick. (House)
- 2025-02-18: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-12: Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 442) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. (House)
- 2025-02-12: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3). (House)
- 2025-02-07: The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-07-25 10:15AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to ECD, CPC, referral sheet 4 (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1370_CD1_.pdf)
- HB1370_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1370_CD1_.HTM)
- HB1370_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1370_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1370_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1370_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1370_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1190_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1370_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB1370_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1370_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB1370_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1370_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1370_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1370_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1370_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1190_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1370-2025 (as of 2026-11-03).