HB 348 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO SINGLE-USE PLASTICS.

Summary

Beginning 7/1/2026 for lodging establishments with more than fifty sleeping room accommodations, and beginning 1/1/2028 for lodging establishments with fifty or fewer sleeping room accommodations, prohibits the provision of personal care products in small plastic containers within sleeping room accommodations, any space within sleeping room accommodations, or bathrooms used by the public or guests. Establishes civil penalties. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Apr 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB348_HD1 → HB348_SD1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates the effective dates for a ban on small plastic containers for personal care products in hotels, moving the start date for large hotels to July 1, 2026, and for smaller hotels to January 1, 2028. It also clarifies the legal definition of 'plastic' to include all resin codes one through seven and adjusts the enforcement venue to the local circuit court. Additionally, the definition of 'plastic' is slightly expanded to include nylon, and the bill's title is updated to reflect the Senate version.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the ban on small plastic containers in lodging establishments remains the same, but the timeline for implementation has been adjusted to allow more time for larger establishments to prepare.

TIMELINE

The effective date for the ban on small plastic containers in large lodging establishments (over 50 rooms) was changed from January 1, 2026, to July 1, 2026.

The effective date for the ban on small plastic containers in smaller lodging establishments (50 or fewer rooms) was changed from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2028.

ENFORCEMENT

The venue for civil penalty actions was changed from the 'circuit environmental court' to the 'environmental court in the circuit' where the violation occurred.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'plastic' was updated to explicitly include nylon and changed the resin code range from 'one to seven' to 'one through seven'.

The definition of 'personal care product' was narrowed by removing 'lotion' from the list of prohibited items.

The definition of 'transient accommodation' was slightly reworded to clarify its relationship to existing state law.

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

Amendments

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 4:30PM in Conference Room 411.

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 10:30AM in conference room 411.

lower

Apr 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 10:45AM in conference room 411.

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 623) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura.

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDT/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1291) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/JDC.

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDT/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDT/AEN, CPN/JDC.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 214).

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 664), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 15) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EEP.

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Hussey, Ilagan, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to TOU, EEP, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

11 primary · 0 co-sponsors