Beginning 7/1/2025, requires the Governor to request in the executive budget or supplemental budget that an amount of general funds that approximates the additional Transient Accommodations Tax revenue generated by this Act be expended to advance certain climate change mitigation and tourism projects. Increases the Transient Accommodations Tax rate beginning on 1/1/2026. Assesses the Transient Accommodations Tax on gross rental proceeds derived from cruise fares.
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Amends the amount of Transient Accommodation Tax that shall be deposited into the Mass Transit Special Fund. Amends the allowable uses of the Special Land and Development Fund and the portion of Transient Accommodations Tax collections that are allocated to the Special Land and Development Fund. Effective 1/1/2026. (CD2)
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History
2025
May 27Act 096, 05/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1196).Latest
May 27Act 096, on 05/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1196).Major
May 2Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella, Inouye, McKelvey, Richards. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none).Major
Vote recorded Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). Result: pass.Upper
May 2Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 2 with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (8) and Representative(s) Cochran, Iwamoto excused (2).Major
May 2Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 889).Minor
May 2Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 824).Minor
May 2Enrolled to Governor.To Governor
Apr 30Floor Amendment No. 16 offered.
Apr 30Floor amendment adopted as amended (CD 2).Major
Apr 30Separated Committee Report.
Apr 30Report filed.
Apr 3048 Hrs. Notice 05-02-25
Apr 30Floor Amendment No. 9 offered by Rep. Tam.
Apr 30Floor amendment adopted as amended CD 2 with none voting no and Representative(s) Cochran excused.Major
Apr 25Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 11:25 AM; Conference Room 325.
Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
Apr 25Re-referred to TOU, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 37Minor
Apr 25House Conferees Discharged: Representative Lowen discharged as Co-Chair.
Apr 25Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 815).Minor
Apr 25Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 5:15PM in Conference Room 411.
Apr 25Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:15 PM; Conference Room 411.
Apr 25The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Gabbard, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.Minor
Apr 25The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Hashem, Yamashita, Ichiyama, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
Apr 25Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 200).
Apr 2548 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
Apr 25Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 200) as amended in (CD 1).
Apr 10Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 686).Minor
Apr 10Senate disagrees with House amendments.Minor
Apr 10Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779).Minor
Apr 8Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (8) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
Apr 4Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2023) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
Apr 2The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos; and Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 31Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-02-25 3:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 21Reported from TOU/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1490) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
Mar 21Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
Mar 20The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Hussey, Ilagan, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Matsumoto.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Vote recorded The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 20The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa, Woodson.Minor
Mar 17Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU/WAL on Thursday, 03-20-25 9:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 14Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1252) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to TOU/WAL.
Mar 14Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on TOU/WAL with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).Minor
Mar 13The 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
Mar 10Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 03-13-25 9:45AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 6Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Inouye, Kim, Richards . Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Lee, C.). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
Vote recorded Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). Result: pass.Upper
Mar 6Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 393) in amended form (SD 3).Minor
Mar 6Pass First ReadingMinor
Mar 6Referred to EEP, TOU/WAL, FIN, referral sheet 19Minor
Mar 4Floor Amendment No. 3 offered.
Mar 4Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 3). Ayes, 24. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none).Major
Mar 4Separated Committee Report.
Mar 4Report filed.
Mar 448 Hrs. Notice 03-06-25
Feb 28Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1049) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Feb 2848 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
Feb 27The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Kidani, Lee, C., Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye, Kim, Wakai ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 21The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Feb 14Reported from EDT/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 662) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Feb 14Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Minor
Feb 13The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Vote recorded The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 13The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, DeCoite, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Feb 10The committee(s) on EDT/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-25 1:02PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.