Requires the Department of Transportation to assess a per passenger head fee against cruise ships docking in the State's commercial harbors in addition to existing port user fees. Establishes the Cruise Ship Special Fund. Repeals existing law imposing the Transient Accommodations Tax on cruise ships, effective retroactive to 1/1/2026.
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Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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History
2026
Apr 23House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Tam, Miyake Co-Chairs; Muraoka.Latest
Apr 23Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 816).Minor
Apr 16Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 692).Minor
Apr 16Senate disagrees with House amendments.Minor
Apr 16Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).Minor
Apr 14Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Amato, Cochran, Gedeon, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting no (6) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
Vote recorded Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
Apr 10Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2154-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
Apr 8The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hussey, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Perruso, Alcos; and Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
Apr 6Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 30Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1531-26), recommending referral to FIN.
Vote recorded Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 30Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).Minor
Mar 24The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Hussey, Ilagan, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 20Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU on Tuesday, 03-24-26 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 19Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1236-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to TOU.
Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on TOU. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 19Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on TOU with Representative(s) Cochran, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting no (2) and none excused (0).Minor
Mar 17The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Muraoka, Pierick; Noes: none; and Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 12Pass First ReadingMinor
Mar 12Referred to TRN, TOU, FIN, referral sheet 17Minor
Mar 12Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 10Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Elefante, San Buenaventura. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
Vote recorded Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Result: pass.Upper
Mar 10Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 285) in amended form (SD 2).Minor
Mar 6Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2954) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Mar 648 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
Mar 4The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 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
Vote recorded The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 4The 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, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Mar 2The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 10:35AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Feb 20Reported from TRS/EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2589) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.
Feb 20Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC.Minor
Feb 19The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 17The committee(s) on EDT deferred the measure until 02-19-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Minor
Feb 10The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 10The committee(s) on EDT deferred the measure until 02-17-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Minor
Feb 6The committee(s) on TRS/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.