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HB918HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Labeling.

Last status update Mar 4, 2025

What this measure contains

Establishes labeling requirements for certain premoistened nonwoven disposable wipes. Requires certain manufacturers of covered products to submit for approval, their "DO NOT FLUSH" label notices and symbols to the United States Environmental Protection Agency by 1/1 2026. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by CPC
  3. HD2by JHA
  4. SD1by AEN

Companion measure: HB918. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. House CPC committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    10 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    49 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  3. House JHA committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    7 aye · 0 no · 4 excused

  4. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    46 aye · 3 no · 2 excused

  5. Health and Human Services (HHS) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    4 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  6. Agriculture and Environment (AEN) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    3 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  7. Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on SD1: Passed, unamended

    4 aye · 1 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  8. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, unamended

    13 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  9. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    22 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 2 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB918
MemberHHS
HD2		AEN
HD2		CPN
SD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Henry AquinoSD-019AyeAyeAye
Brenton AwaSD-023NoNoNo
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022No
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020Aye*AyeAyeDropped reservations at Ways and Means (WAM) (SD1)
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye*Added reservations at Senate third reading (SD1)
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye*AyeAyeDropped reservations at Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) (SD1)
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye
3 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHHS
HD2		AEN
HD2		CPN
SD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB918
MemberCPC
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeExcusedNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcusedAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeExcusedAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeExcused
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeExcusedAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAye
Gene WardHD-018ExcusedExcused
28 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberCPC
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028AyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 3

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-05-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. 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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 432) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-25-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kahaloa, Garcia, Shimizu.

  10. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1058) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

  12. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong, Muraoka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  13. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 302).

  14. Passed First Reading.

  15. Referred to HHS/AEN, CPN.

  16. The committee(s) on HHS/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  17. The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  18. The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, DeCoite, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

  19. Re-Referred to HHS/AEN, CPN/WAM.

  20. Reported from HHS/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1236) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM.

  21. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM.

  22. The committee(s) on CPN/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  23. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

  24. 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, 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.

  25. Reported from CPN/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1799) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  26. One Day Notice 04-08-25.

  27. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  28. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 689) in amended form (SD 1).

  29. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  30. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

  31. Re-referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 31

  32. House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Todd, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Holt, Pierick.

  33. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

  34. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  35. House Conferee(s) discharged.

  36. Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

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