Relating To The Transient Accommodations Tax.
State of HawaiiHawaiiEstablishes the State-led Marketing and Branding Special Fund and requires that a portion of all transient accommodations tax revenues that would otherwise be deposited into the general fund be deposited into the special fund, to be used for state-led marketing, branding, and tourism management. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to develop and submit an annual comprehensive marketing, branding, and tourism management plan to the Legislature for approval. 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 1950 · EngrossedMar 10
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Bill details
- Last action
- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. · Mar 24, 2026
- Pending committee
- Ways and Means
Sponsors
ATAdrian TamRepresentative · Democrat · HD-024Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
JGJoe GedeonRepresentative · Republican · HD-018Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
IHIkaika HusseyRepresentative · Democrat · HD-029Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
GIGreggor IlaganRepresentative · Democrat · HD-004Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
SAShirley Ann TemploRepresentative · Democrat · HD-030Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
Bill history
Newest first.
Mar 24, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate
Mar 24, 2026Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3149) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate
Mar 17, 2026The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kim, Fevella.Senate
Mar 13, 2026The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Senate
Mar 12, 2026Referred to EDT, WAM.Senate
Mar 12, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate
Mar 12, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 323).Senate
Mar 10, 2026Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Souza voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.House
Show 11 earlier actions
Mar 6, 2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1131-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.House
Mar 5, 2026The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso.House
Mar 5, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Feb 18, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).House
Feb 18, 2026Reported from TOU/ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 409-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.House
Feb 12, 2026The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.House
Feb 12, 2026The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Hussey, Ilagan, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.House
Feb 10, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU/ECD on Thursday, 02-12-26 10:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Jan 28, 2026Referred to TOU/ECD, FIN, referral sheet 3House
Jan 26, 2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.House
Jan 23, 2026Pending introduction.House
Recorded vote
Senate Economic Development and Technology: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 17, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Subjects
- Transient Accommodations Tax
- Dedicated Funding
- State-led Marketing and Branding Special Fund
- DBEDT
- Annual Comprehensive Marketing, Branding, and Tourism Management Plan
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