HawaiiRELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
What it does
Increases the transient accommodations tax and allocates a portion of the tax to the general fund for projects that address climate change impacts and advance economic development and revitalization. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Dec 8Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.Latest
- Feb 14Reported from ECD/TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 655) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- Vote recorded Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 14Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).Minor
- Feb 12The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Todd, Matsumoto.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Hussey, Ilagan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Todd, Matsumoto.Minor
- Feb 7Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD/TOU on Wednesday, 02-12-25 10:15AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- Feb 6Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 226) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD/TOU.
- Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD/TOU. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD/TOU with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Ward excused (1).Minor
- Feb 4The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 02-04-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- Jan 23Introduced and Pass First Reading.Minor
- Jan 23Referred to EEP, ECD/TOU, FIN, referral sheet 3Minor
- Jan 21Pending introduction.Introduced