Hawaii House Bill 496
Session 2025
Relating To Māmaki Tea.
Became Law
Became Law on Jun 27, 2025
First Action
Jan 17, 2025
Latest Action
Jun 27, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
496
State
Hawaii
Session
2025
Motion Text
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Prohibits the use of certain words and misleading Hawaiian imagery, place names, and motifs on the label of a consumer package that contains or includes tea or dried leaves from the plant Pipturus albidus, unless 100 per cent of the tea or dried leaves were cultivated, harvested, and dried in the State. Appropriates funds for a Measurement Standards Inspector position. (CD1)
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06/27/2025
Senate
Act 242, 06/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1344).
06/27/2025
House
Act 242, on 06/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1344).
06/06/2025
Senate
Notice of Intent to veto dated 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1301)
06/06/2025
House
Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1301)
05/02/2025
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).
05/01/2025
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).
05/01/2025
House
Transmitted to Governor.
04/30/2025
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Wakai). Excused, 0 (none).
04/30/2025
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2).
04/25/2025
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 02:30 PM; Conference Room 411.
04/25/2025
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 4:00 PM; Conference Room 225.
04/25/2025
Senate
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Gabbard, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Richards, Fevella.
04/25/2025
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Matayoshi.
04/25/2025
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 176) as amended in (CD 1).
04/25/2025
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
04/25/2025
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 176).
04/25/2025
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
04/24/2025
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 9:05AM in conference room 411.
04/23/2025
House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 10:55AM in conference room 325.
04/23/2025
Senate
Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Keohokalole discharged as Co-Chair. Senator Richards added as Co-Chair.
04/23/2025
House
Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 872).
04/22/2025
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Gabbard, Kanuha, Keohokalole Co-Chairs; Fevella.
04/22/2025
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862).
04/15/2025
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).
04/14/2025
House
House Conferees Appointed: Kahaloa, Matayoshi, Kusch Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.
04/11/2025
Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).
04/10/2025
House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
04/08/2025
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
04/08/2025
House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 647) in amended form (SD 1).
04/04/2025
Senate
Reported from WAM/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1814) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
04/04/2025
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.
04/02/2025
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/02/2025
Senate
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.
03/27/2025
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM/CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
03/21/2025
Senate
Reported from EDT/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1251) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM/CPN.
03/21/2025
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM/CPN.
03/18/2025
Senate
The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.
03/18/2025
Senate
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.
03/14/2025
Senate
The committee(s) on EDT/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
03/04/2025
Senate
Referred to EDT/AEN, WAM/CPN.
02/28/2025
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 20).
02/28/2025
Senate
Passed First Reading.
02/27/2025
House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 869), recommending passage on Third Reading.
02/27/2025
House
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.
02/20/2025
House
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; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward.
02/18/2025
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/14/2025
House
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 676) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
02/14/2025
House
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).
02/11/2025
House
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.
02/07/2025
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/03/2025
House
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 38) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
02/03/2025
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
01/29/2025
House
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
01/23/2025
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
01/21/2025
House
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
01/21/2025
House
Referred to AGR, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2
01/17/2025
House
Pending introduction.
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Record Created
Jan 21, 2025 12:28:41 AM
Record Updated
Jul 18, 2025 9:51:15 AM