2024 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
SB717: Relating To Alcohol.
Legislative Summary
Expands the definition of "beer" under the liquor tax laws and liquor laws to mean any alcoholic beverage containing no less than 0.5 per cent alcohol by volume obtained by fermentation of any infusion or decoction of malt or any substitute, including alcohol seltzer beverages and excluding sake, cooler beverages, and other distilled products. Authorizes brewpubs to sell beer they manufacture, or beer manufactured on their premises, subject to certain conditions. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Bill History
1/20/2023
Introduced.
Senate
1/23/2023
Passed First Reading.
Senate
1/25/2023
Referred to CPN.
Senate
2/10/2023
The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-14-23 9:40AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/14/2023
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, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
3/3/2023
Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 813) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
Senate
3/3/2023
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
Senate
3/3/2023
48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-23.
Senate
3/7/2023
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House.
Senate
3/7/2023
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 238) in amended form (SD 1).
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Pass First Reading
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Referred to CPC, referral sheet 17
House of Representatives
3/20/2023
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-22-23 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/22/2023
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Amato, Belatti, Hussey-Burdick, Gates, Lowen, Onishi, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Tam.
House of Representatives
4/3/2023
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1870) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
House of Representatives
4/3/2023
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nishimoto excused (1).
House of Representatives
4/5/2023
Deferred one day 04-06-23.
House of Representatives
4/6/2023
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nishimoto excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
4/11/2023
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 693).
Senate
4/11/2023
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Senate
4/11/2023
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 882).
House of Representatives
4/20/2023
House Conferees Appointed: Nakashima Chair; Onishi, Sayama, Pierick.
House of Representatives
4/21/2023
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 829).
Senate
4/24/2023
Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; McKelvey, Awa.
Senate
4/24/2023
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 976).
House of Representatives
4/27/2023
House Conferee(s) discharged.
House of Representatives
4/27/2023
Received notice of discharge of conferees (Hse. Com. No. 888).
Senate
12/11/2023
Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
3/20/2024
Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
Senate
3/20/2024
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments
2/14/2023
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/7/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die
Sponsors
Democrat: 6
Primary Sponsor
Sharon Moriwaki
Democrat