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HB644Introduced in the House

Relating To Single-use Plastics.

EngrossedSenate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Introduced by Lisa Marten, District 51

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Official description

Prohibits the distribution, sale, or use of single-use plastic food ware containing plastic with regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances by businesses beginning on 1/1/2028. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Where it stands

Re-Referred to CPN/AEN, JDC.

March 18, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2

  4. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  5. Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 01-29-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Matsumoto; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Chun, Quinlan.

  7. Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 15-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  8. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1).

  9. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen, Marten, Pierick.

  11. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 760-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  12. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  13. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  14. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

  15. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 881-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  16. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Muraoka voting no (4) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  17. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 7).

  18. Passed First Reading.

  19. Referred to CPN/AEN, JDC/WAM.

  20. Re-Referred to CPN/AEN, JDC.

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