HawaiiHB 7502025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)House

RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

Sponsored By: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

Summary

Requires the Department of Health to conduct a statewide needs assessment to determine what will be needed to reduce waste generation, increase reuse, improve recycling collection services, and expand local processing of materials through an extended producer responsibility program for packaging materials and paper products. Establishes an advisory council to review the draft needs assessment and propose recommendations throughout the assessment process. Requires the Department of Health to hold a public hearing on the draft needs assessment and complete and submit the needs assessment to the Legislature by 12/31/2027. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

DOHPackaging WasteNeeds AssessmentAdvisory CouncilExtended Producer Responsibility ProgramAppropriationHHS/AEN, WAM

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Nicole E. Lowen

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Della Au Belatti

    Democratic • House

  • Luke A. Evslin

    Democratic • House

  • Tina Nakada Grandinetti

    Democratic • House

  • Kim Coco Iwamoto

    Democratic • House

  • Jeanne Kapela

    Democratic • House

  • LA CHICA

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Lisa Marten

    Democratic • House

  • Amy A. Perruso

    Democratic • House

  • Elijah Pierick

    Republican • House

  • Mahina Poepoe

    Democratic • House

  • Garner M. Shimizu

    Republican • House

  • Kanani Souza

    Republican • House

  • David A. Tarnas

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 227 • No: 3

House vote • 4/30/2025

House Floor Vote

Yes: 48 • No: 2

Senate vote • 4/25/2025

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

Yes: 4 • No: 0

House vote • 4/25/2025

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

Yes: 5 • No: 1

Senate vote • 4/8/2025

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 25 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/4/2025

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The...

Yes: 12 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/12/2025

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

Yes: 5 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/12/2025

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...

Yes: 5 • No: 0

House vote • 2/27/2025

House Floor Vote

Yes: 47 • No: 0

House vote • 2/20/2025

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ...

Yes: 14 • No: 0

House vote • 2/13/2025

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

Yes: 10 • No: 0

House vote • 2/4/2025

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

Yes: 48 • No: 0

House vote • 1/28/2025

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

Yes: 4 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Act 103, 05/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1203).

    5/27/2025Senate
  2. Act 103, on 05/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1203).

    5/27/2025House
  3. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).

    5/2/2025Senate
  4. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).

    5/1/2025House
  5. Transmitted to Governor.

    5/1/2025House
  6. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    4/30/2025Senate
  7. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

    4/30/2025House
  8. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 4:00PM in Conference Room 325.

    4/25/2025House
  9. 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) Hashimoto, Gabbard, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    4/25/2025Senate
  10. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Matayoshi, Takenouchi, Chun, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 0 Excused: none.

    4/25/2025House
  11. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 5:50PM in Conference Room 309.

    4/25/2025House
  12. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 225) as amended in (CD 1).

    4/25/2025House
  13. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.

    4/25/2025House
  14. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 225).

    4/25/2025Senate
  15. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25

    4/25/2025Senate
  16. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 11:00AM in conference room 325.

    4/24/2025House
  17. Senate Conferees Appointed: Hashimoto Chair; Gabbard, Wakai Co-Chairs; Fevella.

    4/22/2025Senate
  18. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 859).

    4/22/2025House
  19. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 11:05AM in conference room 325.

    4/22/2025House
  20. Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 756).

    4/21/2025Senate
  21. House Conferees Changed: Representative Matayoshi added as Co-Chair. Representative Chun discharged as Co-Chair; Added as Member.

    4/17/2025House
  22. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

    4/15/2025Senate
  23. House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Chun, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Quinlan, Pierick.

    4/14/2025House
  24. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

    4/11/2025Senate
  25. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    4/10/2025House

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