HB 256 Hawaii House · 2018 Regular Session

RELATING TO COFFEE LABELING.

Summary

Requires coffee blend labels to disclose regional origins and per cent by weight of the blended coffees. Prohibits using geographic origins of coffee in labeling or advertising for roasted or instant coffee that contains less than 51 per cent coffee by weight from that geographic origin.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2017

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 19, 2017 Last action Nov 30, 2017

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Committee

Feb 10, 2017

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 169), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Jan 27, 2017

Lower · Passed

The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, Gates, Ing, LoPresti, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 23, 2017

Committee

Referred to AGR, CPC, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 19, 2017

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors