2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
HB750: Relating To The Environment.
Legislative 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)
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Bill History
1/17/2025
Pending introduction.
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2
House of Representatives
1/24/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 92) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
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, Kong, Ward excused (3).
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-13-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 779) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
Report 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, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward.
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 885), recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
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 of Representatives
2/28/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 34).
Senate
2/28/2025
Passed First Reading.
Senate
3/4/2025
Referred to HHS/AEN, WAM.
Senate
3/7/2025
The committee(s) on HHS/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Senate
3/12/2025
The 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.
Senate
3/12/2025
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
3/21/2025
Reported from HHS/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1234) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Senate
3/21/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Senate
4/2/2025
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-25 10:46AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Senate
4/4/2025
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..
Senate
4/4/2025
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1825) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
Senate
4/4/2025
One Day Notice 04-08-25.
Senate
4/8/2025
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Senate
4/8/2025
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 672) in amended form (SD 1).
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).
Senate
4/14/2025
House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Chun, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Quinlan, Pierick.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).
Senate
4/17/2025
House Conferees Changed: Representative Matayoshi added as Co-Chair. Representative Chun discharged as Co-Chair; Added as Member.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 756).
Senate
4/22/2025
Senate Conferees Appointed: Hashimoto Chair; Gabbard, Wakai Co-Chairs; Fevella.
Senate
4/22/2025
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 859).
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 11:05AM in conference room 325.
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 11:00AM in conference room 325.
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 4:00PM in Conference Room 325.
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
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.
Senate
4/25/2025
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.
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 5:50PM in Conference Room 309.
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 225) as amended in (CD 1).
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 225).
Senate
4/25/2025
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
Senate
Roll Call Votes
House Conference: Passed, With Amendments
4/25/2025
5
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments
4/25/2025
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended
4/4/2025
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, With Amendments
3/12/2025
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments
3/12/2025
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/27/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Democrat: 11
Republican: 3
Primary Sponsor
Nicole Lowen
Democrat