Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB10 Compare Versions

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1	1	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 10 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to taxation. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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3	3	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 10
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31	31	A BILL FOR AN ACT
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37	37	relating to taxation.
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43	43	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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47	47	SECTION 1. The legislature finds that Act 62, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023 (Act 62), provides, among other things, additional layers of protection against the rapid growth of the use of electronic smoking devices among youth and young adults. Act 62 also establishes the offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco products, which was intended to close the existing loophole in state law that allowed minors to purchase electronic smoking devices on the Internet. However, the new offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco products includes large cigars and pipe tobacco, which has created unintended consequences for many adult consumers in the State. The legislature notes that federal law permits large cigars and pipe tobacco to be mailed via the United States Postal Service, unlike cigarettes and electronic smoking devices. The purpose of this Act is to exclude from the offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco products the direct sale of large cigars and pipe tobacco to adult consumers for personal use. SECTION 2. Section 245-16.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: "(b) This section shall not apply to the shipment of tobacco products if any of the following conditions are met: (1) The tobacco products are exempt from taxes as provided by section 245-3(b); [or] (2) The tobacco products are large cigars or pipe tobacco that are shipped to a person twenty-one years of age or older for personal consumption only and not for resale or distribution; or [(2)] (3) All applicable state taxes on the tobacco products are paid in accordance with the requirements of this chapter." SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2026. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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49	49	SECTION 1. The legislature finds that Act 62, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023 (Act 62), provides, among other things, additional layers of protection against the rapid growth of the use of electronic smoking devices among youth and young adults. Act 62 also establishes the offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco products, which was intended to close the existing loophole in state law that allowed minors to purchase electronic smoking devices on the Internet. However, the new offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco products includes large cigars and pipe tobacco, which has created unintended consequences for many adult consumers in the State. The legislature notes that federal law permits large cigars and pipe tobacco to be mailed via the United States Postal Service, unlike cigarettes and electronic smoking devices.
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51	51	The purpose of this Act is to exclude from the offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco products the direct sale of large cigars and pipe tobacco to adult consumers for personal use.
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53	53	SECTION 2. Section 245-16.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
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55	55	"(b) This section shall not apply to the shipment of tobacco products if any of the following conditions are met:
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57	57	(1) The tobacco products are exempt from taxes as provided by section 245-3(b); [or]
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59	59	(2) The tobacco products are large cigars or pipe tobacco that are shipped to a person twenty-one years of age or older for personal consumption only and not for resale or distribution; or
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61	61	[(2)] (3) All applicable state taxes on the tobacco products are paid in accordance with the requirements of this chapter."
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63	63	SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
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65	65	SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2026.
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69	69	INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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79	79	Report Title: Taxation; Large Cigars; Pipe Tobacco; Unlawful Shipment of Tobacco Products; Direct Sale; Personal Use; Exemption Description: Excludes from the offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco products the direct sale of large cigars and pipe tobacco to adult consumers for personal use. Effective 1/1/2026. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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91	91	Taxation; Large Cigars; Pipe Tobacco; Unlawful Shipment of Tobacco Products; Direct Sale; Personal Use; Exemption
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97	97	Excludes from the offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco products the direct sale of large cigars and pipe tobacco to adult consumers for personal use. Effective 1/1/2026.
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105	105	The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.