HB 1895 Summary

• Appropriates $157,500 and $150,000 for fiscal year 2018-2019 to establish two surveyor positions and one supervisor position within the Department of Health to review, certify, and recertify dialysis centers and other health care facilities.

• Establishes the Electronic Smoking Device Retailer Registration Unit within the Department of the Attorney General and requires all electronic smoking device retailers with a place of business in Hawaii to register, with registration fees not to exceed $500 per entity.

• Declares that sales of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices are a statewide concern and preempts all conflicting local ordinances and regulations.

• Requires retailers to display cigarettes and tobacco products only behind sales counters or in locked containers, and mandates that retailers check identification of purchasers who appear to be under 27 years of age.

• Makes it unlawful for persons under 21 years of age to purchase or possess any tobacco product or electronic smoking device, with seized items subject to forfeiture and destruction; extends restrictions to delivery sales of electronic smoking devices with age verification requirements.