Bill textHawaii's existing deposit law is up for review again this year, with two bills to expand the accepted container size and beverage types.
One bill, to add dietary supplements to the covered beverages, was signed into law.
| Bill Number and Name | HB1062, SB1271 Bill text |
|---|---|
| Sponsors | SOUKI |
| Beverages Covered | Adds wine, spirits, and milk and other dairy-derived products |
| Containers Covered | Increases size of accepted containers from 68 to 128 oz. |
Also adds "use in building materials" as an accepted destination for recovered glass.
1/24/2013 Both bills Introduced and Passed First Reading
1/28/2013 Referred to EEP/HLT in House, ENE/HTH in Senate
2/13/2013 The House committee(s) on EEP/HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
| Bill Number and Name | SB1133, HB 902 Bill text |
|---|---|
| Sponsors | KIM |
| Beverages Covered | Adds dietary supplements |
Dietary supplements are added to the deposit beverage container program (to include such drinks as vitamin water), as long as they are greater than 1 oz. and not intended as meal replacements.
1/24/2013 House and Senate bills Introduced and referred to committees
After several minor amendments, this bill was passed in the Senate and the House by May 2. The governor signed the bill on July 2, 2013.
| Bill Number and Name | HB 1021 Bill text |
|---|---|
| Sponsors | HAR, AQUINO, CHEAPE, CULLEN, FALE, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ITO, OSHIRO, SAY, TAKAYAMA, TSUJI, YAMASHITA |
| Other Fees / Taxes | Reduces the Deposit Beverage Container Fee from 1.5¢ to 1¢ |
Claiming that the deposit beverage container program is "poorly managed," leading to an overestimate of the redemption rate, this bill proposes to reduce the Deposit Beverage Container Fee to 1¢ (it was increased to 1.5¢ last year). It also prevents any further increase to the container fee "to the time that the department of health has addressed all of the recommendations of the auditor pursuant to the State of Hawaii Deposit Beverage Container Deposit Special Fund Financial and Program Audit of 2010."
January 24, 2013: Introduced and Passed First Reading
January 28, 2013: Referred to EEP/HLT, FIN
February 13, 2013: The committee(s) on EEP/HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
| Bill Number and Name | SB 1130 / HB 899 Bill text |
|---|---|
| Sponsors | KIM |
Exempts the Deposit Beverage Container Fund from the Central Services Assessment. The Central Services Assessment requires 5% of the money in special funds to be transferred to the General Fund. This bill would allow the Deposit Beverage Container Fund to keep that 5%.
January 24, 2013: House and Senate Bills Introduced
Basically unchanged by several amendments, this bill was passed by the House and Senate on May 2 and was signed into law on July 2.
| Bill Number and Name | House Concurrent Resolution 230 Bill text |
|---|---|
| Sponsors | CHEAPE, FALE, FUKUMOTO, JOHANSON, McKelvey |
| Reclamation System | Proposes replacing the deposit system entirely with curbside recycling |
Citing numerous failings and inefficiencies of the existing container deposit system, this resolution expresses the House's support of the phaseout of the current law and its replacement with statewide curbside recycling.