SB 641 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO ALCOHOL.

Summary

Defines "low alcohol by volume spirits beverage". Establishes a tax on low alcohol by volume spirits beverages at a rate of $0.85 per wine gallon. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025

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SB641 → SB641_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative format to a structured data template format, with the effective date changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050. The substantive policy content regarding low alcohol beverage definitions and tax rates remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same, but the effective date was extended by 25 years.

TIMELINE

Effective date changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050

TECHNICAL

Document format changed from standard legislative text to structured data template format

Metadata fields including author names, timestamps, and revision numbers were added

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Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 512) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, McKelvey, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 9:35AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to CPN, WAM.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors