Bill > SB2416

This bill amends the Deposit Beverage Container Program by shifting the responsibility for conducting management and financial audits from the state Auditor to an independent auditor, who will be contracted by the department and paid from the program's special fund, with audits to occur every two years starting in fiscal year 2024-2025. Additionally, it establishes a temporary "Bag Drop Pilot Program" designed to increase the rate at which beverage containers are returned for their deposit value by allowing consumers to drop off bags of empty containers at participating redemption sites and receive payment later, typically electronically within ten days, thereby making the redemption process more convenient. This pilot program, which aims to improve Hawaii's current 55% redemption rate, will run until June 30, 2031, and the Department of Health will report to the legislature on its effectiveness and provide recommendations for its future.

Health and Social Services

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2416&year=2026