HB 1109 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HEMP PRODUCTS.

HB 1109 establishes a minimum age requirement for the sale of manufactured hemp products, effective July 1, 3000. Retailers would be required to verify the age of customers purchasing these items, such as hemp-based edibles or textiles. The bill directly affects businesses selling manufactured hemp products by imposing age verification at the point of sale. This policy change restricts sales to adults through a concrete age-check mechanism.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Feb 12, 2025

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HB1109 → HB1109_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to change the effective date from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000' (likely a placeholder or error), and the header information was updated to reflect House of Representatives designation (HD1) with additional metadata. The core policy content regarding age restrictions for manufactured hemp products remained substantively unchanged.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the core age restriction policy remains the same.

TIMELINE

Effective date changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000'

TECHNICAL

Added header metadata including bill number, chamber designation, and legislative session information

Removed original bill introduction details and justification sheet formatting

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 449) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to HLT, JHA, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors