Hawaii Senate Bill 3076
Session 2026
Relating To Tobacco Enforcement.
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Passed Senate on May 6, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
3076
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Motion Text
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
Senate Roll Call Votes
Summary
Clarifies that untaxed tobacco products are subject to forfeiture as contraband, without regard to the procedures set forth in Hawaii's asset forfeiture law in the same manner as untaxed cigarettes. Confirms the authority of the Department of Taxation and the Department of the Attorney General to inspect and seize tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices and e-liquids. Effective 9/1/2026. (CD1)
SB3076_CD1
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05/08/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
05/08/2026
Senate
Enrolled to Governor.
05/06/2026
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
05/06/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kong voting no (1) and none excused (0).
05/06/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
05/01/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 104-26).
05/01/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
05/01/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 104-26) as amended in (CD 1).
05/01/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
04/30/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Hartsfield, Poepoe, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/29/2026
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) Rhoads, Elefante, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/28/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:00PM; CR 325.
04/27/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.
04/24/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.
04/23/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-26 3:10PM; Conference Room 325.
04/22/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-26 2:35PM; Conference Room 325.
04/21/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Hartsfield Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Garcia.
04/21/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).
04/21/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Elefante Co-Chair; Awa.
04/21/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).
04/16/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 739).
04/16/2026
Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
04/16/2026
House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
04/14/2026
House
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
04/10/2026
House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2159-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
04/10/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.
04/07/2026
House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.
04/02/2026
House
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.
04/02/2026
House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/31/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/25/2026
House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1407-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
03/25/2026
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Matsumoto, Perruso excused (2).
03/17/2026
House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
03/12/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-17-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/10/2026
House
Pass First Reading
03/10/2026
House
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 16
03/06/2026
Senate
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
03/06/2026
House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 103) in amended form (SD 1).
03/05/2026
Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2728) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
03/05/2026
Senate
One Day Notice 03-06-26.
03/02/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
02/27/2026
Senate
The committee on WAM has rescheduled its decision making to 03-02-26 10:02AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
02/23/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-02-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
02/17/2026
Senate
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2286) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
02/17/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
02/10/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
02/05/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-26 9:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
01/30/2026
Senate
Referred to JDC, WAM.
01/28/2026
Senate
Introduced.
01/28/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
01/26/2026
Senate
Pending Introduction.
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Record Created
Jan 27, 2026 6:33:03 AM
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May 10, 2026 5:51:27 AM