Relating To Sports Wagering.
State of HawaiiHawaiiAllows for the regulation of sports wagering by the Department of Law Enforcement. Establishes licensing requirements for sports wagering operators and sports wagering suppliers. Establishes a general excise tax to be levied on sports wagering operator licenses. Establishes the Problem Gambling Prevention and Treatment Special Fund to be administered and expended by the Department of Health. Specifies that legal sports wagering and fantasy sports contests shall not be considered contests of chance or gambling. Authorizes DLE to perform criminal history record checks on applicants and licensees relating to sports wagering. (SD2)
- Status
- Engrossed
- Passed its first chamber
- Status date
- Mar 4, 2025
- 618 days ago
- Current chamber
- Senate
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
HI HB 1308 · EngrossedMar 4
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Bill details
- Last action
- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). · Apr 2, 2026
Sponsors
DHDaniel HoltRepresentative · Democrat · HD-028Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
DKDarius KilaRepresentative · Democrat · HD-044Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
CTChris ToddRepresentative · Democrat · HD-003Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
Bill history
Newest first.
Apr 2, 2026Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).Senate
Apr 1, 2026House Conferee(s) discharged.House
Mar 20, 2026Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).House
Mar 20, 2026Senate Conferee(s) discharged.Senate
Dec 8, 2025Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Apr 24, 2025Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-25-25 12:30PM in conference room 411.House
Apr 24, 2025Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 812).Senate
Apr 24, 2025House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Tarnas, Holt Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.House
Show 37 earlier actions
Apr 22, 2025Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862).House
Apr 22, 2025Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Keohokalole, Kanuha Co-Chairs.Senate
Apr 11, 2025Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).Senate
Apr 10, 2025House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).House
Apr 8, 2025Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 758) in amended form (SD 2).House
Apr 8, 2025Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 15; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Aquino, Chang, Kim, Richards. Noes, 10 (Senator(s) DeCorte, Elefante, Fevella, Fukunaga, Gabbard, Ihara, Inouye, Kidani, Moriwaki, Rhoads). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate
Apr 4, 202548 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.Senate
Apr 4, 2025Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1820) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).Senate
Apr 2, 2025The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Aquino, Elefante, Kidani, Kim ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Moriwaki, Inouye; and 0 Excused: none.Senate
Mar 27, 2025The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate
Mar 21, 2025Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate
Mar 21, 2025Reported from EDT/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1328) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate
Mar 13, 2025The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Richards ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.Senate
Mar 13, 2025The 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, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kim ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate
Mar 10, 2025The committee(s) on EDT/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 1:02PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Senate
Mar 7, 2025Re-Referred to EDT/CPN, WAM.Senate
Mar 7, 2025The committee(s) on EDT deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 03-11-25 1:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.Senate
Mar 6, 2025The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Senate
Mar 6, 2025Referred to EDT, WAM.Senate
Mar 6, 2025Passed First Reading.Senate
Mar 6, 2025Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 355).Senate
Mar 4, 2025Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Chun, Hussey, Lamosao voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Belatti, Garcia, Garrett, Grandinetti, Iwamoto, Marten, Matayoshi, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Perruso, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Takayama, Templo voting no (15) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.House
Feb 28, 2025Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.House
Feb 28, 2025Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1167) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.House
Feb 24, 2025The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Holt, Kitagawa, Lee, M., Morikawa; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Templo; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Grandinetti, Alcos, Reyes Oda; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.House
Feb 21, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Feb 14, 2025Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Lamosao, Matsumoto, Tam voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Belatti, Garcia, Grandinetti, Kapela, Marten, Muraoka, Perruso, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Takayama voting no (12) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).House
Feb 14, 2025Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 791) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.House
Feb 12, 2025The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Kahaloa, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem; 4 Noes: Representative(s) Perruso, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.House
Feb 10, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Feb 5, 2025Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).House
Feb 5, 2025Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 169) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.House
Jan 31, 2025The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Matsumoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Templo.House
Jan 28, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Jan 27, 2025Referred to ECD, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4House
Jan 23, 2025Introduced and Pass First Reading.House
Jan 22, 2025Pending introduction.House
Recorded votes
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 2, 2025 · Senate · 11 yea · 2 nayPassedPassed
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 13, 2025 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Senate Economic Development and Technology: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 13, 2025 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Subjects
- DLE
- DOH
- Gambling
- Sports Wagering
- Fantasy Sports
- General Excise Tax
- Problem Gambling Prevention and Treatment Special Fund
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