Hawaii SB 10: RELATING TO AIR FILTERS.

Bill Text

THE SENATE
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE. 2025
STATE OF HAWAII S.B. NO. 10
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A BILL FORAN ACT
RELATING TO AIR FILTERS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 196, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by adding a new part to be appropriately designated and
to read as follows:
"PART . AIR FILTERS
§196- Definitions. As used in this part, unless the
context otherwise requires:
"Disposable air filter" means a filter that is intended for
single use as part of a heating, ventilation, and air
conditioning system or similar system designed to improve or
alter indoor air quality.
"Reusable air filter" means a filter labeled as washable
and able to be reused as part of a heating, ventilation, and air
conditioning system or similar system designed to improve or
alter indoor air quality.
§196- Disposable air filters; prohibited. It shall be
unlawful to sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or use in
the State any disposable air filter beginning January 1, 2030.
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1 §196- Reusable air filters. The State shall establish
2 an air filter standard that recognizes the durability, cost-
3 effectiveness, and environmental benefits of reusable air
4 filters and sets reusable air filters as the new standard for
5 every air filter sold, offered for sale, distributed for sale,
6 or used in the State."
7 SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Reusable Air Filters; Disposable Air Filters; Prohibition; Air
Filter Standards
Description:
Prohibits the sale and use of disposable air filters beginning
January 1, 2030. Requires the State to establish reusable air
filters as the new standard.
The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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