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HB939HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Alcohol.

Last status update Feb 28, 2025

What this measure contains

Defines "low alcohol by volume spirits beverage". Establishes a tax on low alcohol by volume spirits beverages at a rate of $0.93 per wine gallon. Increases small craft producer production limits. Sunsets 12/31/2028. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2)

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Related measures

  • SB641— Same As
  • HB939— Carry Over

Related measures may contain different language or follow different histories.

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. SD1by CPN
  4. SD2by WAM

Companion measures: SB641, HB939. 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

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

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    47 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 2 excused

  3. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    13 aye · 0 no · 3 excused

  4. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    47 aye · 0 no · 4 excused

  5. Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    3 aye · 1 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  6. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

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

  7. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    23 aye · 2 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB939
MemberCPN
HD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Henry AquinoSD-019AyeAye
Brenton AwaSD-023NoNo
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022No
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004ExcusedAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye
6 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberCPN
HD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Mike GabbardSD-021Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Karl RhoadsSD-013Aye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB939
MemberCPC
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011NoAyeNo → Aye at House third reading (HD1)
David AlcosHD-041AyeExcusedAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcused
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042Aye*AyeDropped reservations at House third reading (HD1)
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028AyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025Aye*AyeAyeDropped reservations at House second reading (HD1)
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033ExcusedAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeExcusedAye
Nicole LowenHD-007ExcusedAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeExcused
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeExcused
Gene WardHD-018ExcusedExcusedExcused
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAye
22 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberCPC
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAye

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, FIN, referral sheet 3

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-04-25 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: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kong, Lowen.

  6. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 421) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Alcos, Ward.

  10. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 931), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

  12. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 131).

  13. Passed First Reading.

  14. Referred to CPN, WAM.

  15. The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  16. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards.

  17. Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1338) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

  19. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  20. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.

  21. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1746) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  22. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.

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

  24. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 691) in amended form (SD 2).

  25. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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

  27. House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Pierick.

  28. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755).

  29. Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; McKelvey, Richards, Fevella.

  30. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 828).

  31. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-22-25 2:30PM in conference room 224.

  32. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 2:30PM in conference room 224.

  33. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 2:30PM in conference room 224.

  34. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 2:30PM in conference room 224.

  35. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:50 PM; Conference Room 224.

  36. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:30 PM; Conference Room 224.

  37. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  38. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  39. Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

  40. House Conferee(s) discharged.

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

  42. House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Pierick.

  43. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 817).

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