Beginning 1/1/2026, increases the cigarette tax from 16 cents to 18 cents and amends the disposition of cigarette tax revenues by allocating the increase in the cigarette tax amount to the Hawaii Cancer Research Special Fund, with a portion to be used exclusively for debt service of capital expenditures and building maintenance. Effective 12/31/2025. (CD1)
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History
2025
May 27Act 095, 05/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1195).Latest
May 27Act 095, on 05/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1195).Major
May 2Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).Minor
May 1Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).Minor
May 1Transmitted to Governor.
Apr 30Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.Major
Apr 30Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kong voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).Major
Apr 25Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:20 PM; Conference Room 329.
Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Apr 25Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Kanuha added as Co-Chair. Senator Hashimoto discharged as Co-Chair.
Apr 25Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 881).Minor
Apr 25The 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, Kim, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Apr 25The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Garrett, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
Apr 25Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 257) as amended in (CD 1).
Apr 11Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).Minor
Apr 10House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).Minor
Apr 8Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
Vote recorded Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Result: pass.Upper
Apr 8Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 638) in amended form (SD 2).
Apr 4Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1706) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Apr 448 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.
Mar 31The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 28The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-31-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Mar 21Reported from HHS/HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1276) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Mar 21Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Minor
Mar 19The 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, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Vote recorded The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 19The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Kidani; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.Minor
Mar 13The committee(s) on HHS/HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Mar 4Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 105).Minor
Mar 4Passed First Reading.Minor
Mar 4Referred to HHS/HRE, WAM.Minor
Feb 28Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 905), recommending passage on Third Reading.
Feb 28Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kong voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
Feb 21The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Lee, M., Alcos, Ward.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 19Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 12Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 470) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
Feb 12Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).
Feb 7The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Sayama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Evslin, Muraoka.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 4Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 02-07-25 2:00PM in University of Hawaii at Manoa, Bachman Hall, Board of Regents Conference Room 106, 2444 Dole Street VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Jan 31Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 27) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED.
Jan 31Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Templo, Ward excused (3).Minor
Jan 29The 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, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Jan 23Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 01-29-25 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Jan 21Introduced and Pass First Reading.Minor
Jan 21Referred to HLT, HED, FIN, referral sheet 2Minor