Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii SB 3138
RELATING TO INDEPENDENT AUDITS OF DEPOSIT BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- KOUCHI (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Limits the independent audit requirement under the State's Deposit Beverage Container Program to deposit beverage distributors who distribute 5 million or more deposit beverage containers a year. Identifies frequency of obtaining and submitting independent audits based on quantities of deposit beverage containers distributed. Defines "distribute" to include the manufacture, import, and sale of deposit beverage containers. Creates minimum requirements for independent audits. (CD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Apr 30, 2026 Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Apr 7, 2026 House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 24, 2026 House | The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 6, 2026 Senate | Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 2, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 6, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Pending Introduction. - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Introduced. - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Referred to HHS, WAM. - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha. - Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2291) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. - Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-02-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2762) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
One Day Notice 03-06-26. - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Rhoads. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 114) in amended form (SD 1). - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Pass First Reading - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 16 - Mar 16, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 03-19-26 9:40AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 19, 2026 · House
The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-24-26. - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-24-26 11:00AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 24, 2026 · House
The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Quinlan. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1435-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4). - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Apr 7, 2026 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gedeon; Noes: none; and Excused: none. - Apr 10, 2026 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2046-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Apr 10, 2026 · House
Deferred one day 04-14-26. - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. - Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 752). - Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments. - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). - Apr 21, 2026 · House
House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Perruso Co-Chairs; Matsumoto. - Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800). - Apr 22, 2026 · House
House Conferees Added: Representative Amato added as Conferee. - Apr 23, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 812). - Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Moriwaki Co-Chair; McKelvey. - Apr 22, 2026 · House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 723). - Apr 24, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 10:00AM in conference room 325. - Apr 27, 2026 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 10:00AM in conference room 325. - Apr 30, 2026 · Senate
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey. - Apr 30, 2026 · House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Amato, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. - May 1, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 103-26). - May 1, 2026 · Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26. - May 1, 2026 · House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 103-26) as amended in (CD 1). - May 1, 2026 · House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. - May 6, 2026 · Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. - May 6, 2026 · House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). - May 6, 2026 · House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). - May 8, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). - May 8, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled to Governor. - Jun 26, 2026 · Senate
Act 158, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1259). - Jun 26, 2026 · House
Act 158, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1259).