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HB 1991STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO THE LIQUOR TAX.

Replaces the defined liquor categories subject to the liquor tax with alcohol-by-volume categories, but with a separate rate for beer manufactured by a small craft producer pub licensee. Adjusts the liquor tax rates for inflation. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Voted 3/12/2026View source

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

25 yea·1 nay·2 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/12/2026Referred to EDT/CPN, WAM.
  2. 3/12/2026Passed First Reading.
  3. 3/12/2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 337).
  4. 3/10/2026Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Iwamoto, Kong, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting no (7) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
  5. 3/6/2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
  6. 3/6/2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1110-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
  7. 3/2/2026The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gedeon; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.
  8. 2/27/2026Bill scheduled for decision making on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  9. 2/27/2026The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-02-26.
  10. 2/24/2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.