Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 786
RELATING TO DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- LOWEN (Democratic)
- AMATO (Democratic)
- CHUN (Democratic)
- EVSLIN (Democratic)
- GRANDINETTI (Democratic)
- IWAMOTO (Democratic)
- KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY (Democratic)
- KILA (Democratic)
- KITAGAWA (Democratic)
- LA CHICA (Democratic)
- LAMOSAO (Democratic)
- LEE
- M.
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- MORIKAWA (Democratic)
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
- POEPOE (Democratic)
- SOUZA (Republican)
- TAM (Democratic)
- TODD (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Allows the Department of Health to use money in the Deposit Beverage Container Deposit Special Fund to deploy reverse vending machines. Repeals certain exemptions for beverage dealers from the requirement to operate redemption centers. Allows for the establishment of regional centers for the redemption of refillable beverage containers but not as substitutes for dealers' means to receive deposit beverage containers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2025 House | The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 17, 2025 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2 - Jan 24, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Jan 28, 2025 · House
The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 01-30-25. - Jan 28, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:01AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Jan 30, 2025 · House
The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. - Feb 4, 2025 · House
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 98) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. - Feb 4, 2025 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3). - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.