Bill Text: HI SB2991 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Consumer Protection.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-24 - Referred to AEN, CPN. [SB2991 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-SB2991-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to consumer protection.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 486H, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§486H- Retail service stations; dispensing equipment;
warning labels. (a) Each
self-service gas pump dispensing equipment in a retail service station shall bear
or have attached, a plainly written or printed warning label in the English language
that provides consumers with information about the impact of fossil fuel consumption.
The label shall state that burning gasoline,
diesel, and ethanol has major consequences on human health and the environment,
including its contribution to climate change.
(b) The text, image, or graphics of the warning label in subsection (a) shall be subject to approval from the commission."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Retail Service Stations; Gas Dispensing Equipment; Warning Labels; Health; Environment; Climate Change; Public Utilities Commission
Description:
Requires self-service stations to put labels on gas dispensing that advise consumers on the effects of fossil fuel consumption to human health and the environment.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
