HB 108 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.

HB 108 would allow licensed breweries and distillers to ship beer and distilled spirits directly to consumers in the state, bypassing traditional retail stores. It requires the state liquor commission to develop specific rules governing these shipments, including safety, age verification, and tax collection procedures. The bill would take effect on July 1, 2050, meaning it would not change current shipping rules until that date. This directly affects alcohol producers seeking to expand sales channels, while ensuring regulatory oversight through the liquor commission's rulemaking process.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB108_HD2 → HB108_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was transitioned from a House Draft (HD2) to a Senate Draft (SD1), updating the effective date from the placeholder year 3000 to 2050. The text was also reformatted to improve readability, specifically by breaking up long sentences regarding direct-to-consumer shipping and correcting a grammatical reference in the definition of 'distilled spirits'.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to allow direct shipping of beer and distilled spirits by licensed manufacturers.

TIMELINE

The effective date was updated from July 1, 3000 to July 1, 2050, correcting a placeholder error.

TECHNICAL

Sentence structure was adjusted to improve clarity and flow in the section discussing assistance for smaller manufacturers.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'distilled spirits' was slightly corrected to change 'has the same meaning as in' to 'has the same meaning as defined in' section 244D-1.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-28-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Reported from CPN/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1342) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Mar 20, 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

Mar 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to CPN/EIG, JDC.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 82).

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Alcos, Ward.

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 741) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 160) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors