STATE BILLHI HB 1590ENGROSSED

Relating To Vacation Rentals.

Part I: Allows counties to use time-stamped screenshots as evidence for the enforcement of transient accommodations. Requires the Hawaii Tourism Authority's plans, practices, and efforts involving destination management to include promotion of use of traditional or lawful transient accommodations. Clarifies that the counties may use revenue from the County Transient Accommodations Tax for the enforcement of transient accommodations. Appropriates funds. Part II: Requires hosting platforms that earn service fees for providing booking services for transient accommodations to register with the Department of Taxation as tax collection agents and report, collect, and remit general excise and transient accommodations taxes on behalf of operators. Part II effective 1/1/2027. Effective 7/1/3050. (SD1)

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Mar 10, 2026; 247 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI HB 1590 · EngrossedMar 10

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Bill details

Last action: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC. · Mar 30, 2026
Pending committee: Ways and Means

Bill history

Newest first.

Mar 30, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC.Senate

Mar 30, 2026Reported from EDT/EIG/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3348) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.Senate

Mar 25, 2026The 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, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.Senate

Mar 25, 2026The 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, Wakai, Fukunaga, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kim.Senate

Mar 25, 2026The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards.Senate

Mar 19, 2026The committee(s) on EDT/EIG/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Referred to EDT/EIG/CPN, WAM/JDC.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate

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Mar 12, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 247).Senate

Mar 10, 2026Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.House

Mar 6, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.House

Mar 6, 2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1132-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Feb 26, 2026The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and Excused: none.House

Feb 24, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 19, 2026Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick, Shimizu voting no (2) and none excused (0).House

Feb 19, 2026Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 585-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.House

Feb 10, 2026The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and Excused: none.House

Feb 6, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-10-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 6, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0).House

Feb 6, 2026Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 43-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.House

Feb 3, 2026The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Holt, Hussey, Ilagan, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.House

Jan 30, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU on Tuesday, 02-03-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Jan 26, 2026Referred to TOU, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1House

Jan 21, 2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.House

Jan 16, 2026Prefiled.House

Recorded votes

Senate Economic Development and Technology: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 25, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 25, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 25, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Enforcement
County Transient Accommodations Tax
Appropriation ($)
Hosting Platform
Tax Collection Agent
Evidence
Destination Management
General Excise Tax
Transient Accommodations Tax
Transient Accommodations

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