SB 2911 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.

Summary

Allows direct shipment of beer and distilled spirits by certain licensees. Requires the liquor commission of each county to adopt rules and regulations. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Feb 18, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB2911 → SB2911_SD1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates the administrative details and formatting of a proposal to allow small breweries and distilleries to directly ship alcohol to consumers, matching the existing rights of wineries. The revision corrects the effective date to July 1, 2050, and clarifies that out-of-state licensees must obtain permits from the specific county where they ship, rather than where they manufacture. It also simplifies renewal rules for certain license types and adjusts reporting requirements to match permit locations.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding eligibility and permit issuance was clarified to require permits from the destination county rather than the manufacturing county, and it removed restrictions on out-of-state licensees based on production volume thresholds.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from immediate approval to July 1, 2050.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed a production volume limit (150 barrels or 20,000 barrels) for out-of-state licensees to obtain direct shipment permits.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the permit issuance rule so that out-of-state licensees must get permits from the county where they ship, not where they manufacture.

Updated reporting requirements to be filed with the liquor commission of the county where the permit is held, rather than where shipments were made.

Simplified renewal rules by removing specific references to class 1, 14, and 18 licenses, applying the rule to all relevant licenses under section 281-31.

TECHNICAL

Corrected formatting errors, updated bill metadata, and fixed a typo in the definition of 'distilled spirits'.

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

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Reported from CPN/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2311) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

upper

Feb 10, 2026

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, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 10, 2026

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

Feb 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN/EIG has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-10-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN/EIG deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 10:00AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 10:00AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to CPN/EIG, JDC.

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

4 primary · 1 co-sponsor