HawaiiHB 16362025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)House

RELATING TO SHOPPING CARTS.

Sponsored By: Scot Z. Matayoshi (Democratic)

Passed

Summary

Requires every business establishment that provides a shopping cart to mark each cart with identifying information. Authorizes a county to impound and dispose of a shopping cart and assess impound fees, storage fees, and disposal fees under certain circumstances. Authorizes the counties to establish policies for managing and impounding shopping carts that have been vandalized or no longer display an owner's identifying mark. Requires the counties to establish a buyback program for impounded shopping carts. Authorizes the counties to return a shopping cart, in lieu of impoundment, to the business establishment, subject to certain fines. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

CountiesShopping CartsLabelingImpoundmentDisposalBuyback ProgramFeesFinesECD, WAL, JHA

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Scot Z. Matayoshi

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Greggor Ilagan

    Democratic • House

  • Darius K. Kila

    Democratic • House

  • Lisa Marten

    Democratic • House

  • Ikaika Olds

    Democratic • House

  • Sean Quinlan

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 43 • No: 7

House vote 2/3/2026

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL...

Yes: 43 • No: 7

Actions Timeline

  1. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

    2/3/2026House
  2. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with Representative(s) Kong, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting no (7) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1).

    2/3/2026House
  3. 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, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    1/30/2026House
  4. Referred to ECD, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 1

    1/26/2026House
  5. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 01-30-26 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    1/26/2026House
  6. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    1/21/2026House
  7. Prefiled.

    1/20/2026House

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