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Hawaii 2026

SB 674

RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-18 19:11:01 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Advisory Council, Appropriations ($), DOH, Extended Producer Responsibility Program, Needs Assessment, Packaging Waste
Introduced / first action
2025-01-17 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

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. Requires the Department of Health to complete and submit the needs assessment to the Legislature no later than 12/31/2028. Establishes an advisory council to review the draft needs assessment and propose recommendations throughout the assessment process. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. Reported from HHS/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 426) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  3. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

    passage, reading-2, referral-committee

  4. The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, DeCoite, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Richards, Awa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. The committee(s) on HHS/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  7. Referred to HHS/AEN, WAM.

    referral-committee

  8. Introduced.

    introduction

  9. Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

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