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HB 644STATE · HawaiiIn Committee

RELATING TO SINGLE-USE PLASTICS.

Prohibits the distribution, sale, or use of single-use plastic food ware containing plastic with regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances by businesses beginning on 1/1/2028. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Voted 3/18/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

29 yea·0 nay·6 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/18/2026Re-Referred to CPN/AEN, JDC.
  2. 3/10/2026Referred to CPN/AEN, JDC/WAM.
  3. 3/6/2026Passed First Reading.
  4. 3/6/2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 7).
  5. 3/5/2026Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Muraoka voting no (4) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
  6. 3/5/2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 881-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  7. 3/2/2026The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.
  8. 2/27/2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  9. 2/20/2026Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
  10. 2/20/2026Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 760-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.