HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2017

 

COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey, Chair

Rep. Linda Ichiyama, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Henry J.C. Aquino

Rep. Chris Todd

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Calvin K.Y. Say

Rep. Beth Fukumoto

Rep. Gregg Takayama

 

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

DATE:

Monday, February 6, 2017

TIME:

2:05 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on February 1, 2017. 

 

HB 246

Status

RELATING TO CHAPTER 245, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

Imposes an excise tax on electronic smoking devices, disposable electronic smoking devices, reusable electronic smoking devices, and e-liquid sold by a wholesaler or dealer on and after 01/01/2018.  Requires retailers engaged in the retail sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, electronic smoking devices, or e‑liquid to obtain a retail tobacco permit.  Increases the license fee for wholesalers or dealers of cigarettes, tobacco products, electronic smoking devices, and e-liquid.  Increases the retail tobacco permit fee for retailers of cigarettes, tobacco products, electronic smoking devices, and e-liquid.

 

CPC, FIN

HB 247

Status

RELATING TO CHAPTER 245, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

Increases the excise tax imposed on large cigars from fifty to seventy per cent of the wholesale price of any large cigar sold by a wholesaler or dealer on and after January 1, 2018, whether or not sold at wholesale, or if not sold then at the same rate upon the use by the wholesaler or dealer.

 

CPC, FIN

HB 267

Status

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Enables condominium associations to adopt rules and regulations that require unit owners to prohibit smoking inside a condominium unit as part of a lease agreement.

 

CPC

HB 769

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Changes the tax rate on sales of large cigars.

 

CPC, FIN

 

 

 

 

As this is a decision making meeting only, no public testimony will be accepted.

 

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Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey

Chair