STATE BILLHI SB 2577ENGROSSED

Relating To Sports Tourism.

State of Hawaii

Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to conduct a study of the potential economic benefits and costs of sports tourism in the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. Requires funds appropriated to the Hawaii Tourism Authority in the Supplemental Executive Budget to be expended by DBEDT for the study. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)

Status
Engrossed
Passed its first chamber
Status date
Mar 5, 2026
252 days ago
Current chamber
House of Representatives
Session
2026 Regular Session
HI SB 2577 · EngrossedMar 5

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Bill details

Last action
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 10:30AM in conference room 411. · Apr 29, 2026

Sponsors

LDLynn DecoiteSenator · Democrat · SD-007Primary sponsor
GWGlenn WakaiSenator · Democrat · SD-015Primary sponsor
DKDru KanuhaSenator · Democrat · SD-003
RFRachele Fernandez LamosaoSenator · Democrat · SD-019
JSJoy San BuenaventuraSenator · Democrat · SD-002

Bill history

Newest first.

Apr 29, 2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 10:30AM in conference room 411.House
Apr 28, 2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 10:30AM in conference room 411.House
Apr 27, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 411.Senate
Apr 27, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 761).House
Apr 24, 2026Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 10:00AM in conference room 411.House
Apr 24, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; Fevella.Senate
Apr 20, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).Senate
Apr 20, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Tam, Ilagan, Templo Co-Chairs; Ratcliffe, Gedeon.House
Show 28 earlier actions
Apr 16, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).House
Apr 16, 2026Senate disagrees with House amendments.Senate
Apr 16, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 675).Senate
Apr 14, 2026Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.House
Apr 10, 2026Deferred one day 04-14-26.House
Apr 10, 2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2083-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.House
Apr 7, 2026The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.House
Apr 2, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Mar 24, 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 Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).House
Mar 24, 2026Reported from TOU/ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1330-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.House
Mar 17, 2026The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey.House
Mar 17, 2026The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Ilagan, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey.House
Mar 12, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU/ECD on Tuesday, 03-17-26 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Mar 10, 2026Referred to TOU/ECD, FIN, referral sheet 15House
Mar 6, 2026Pass First ReadingHouse
Mar 5, 2026Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 26) in amended form (SD 2).House
Mar 5, 2026Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.Senate
Feb 24, 202648 Hrs. Notice 03-05-26.Senate
Feb 24, 2026Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2713) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).Senate
Feb 19, 2026The 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, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Richards.Senate
Feb 13, 2026The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate
Feb 11, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate
Feb 11, 2026Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2148) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate
Feb 3, 2026The 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.Senate
Jan 30, 2026The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Senate
Jan 28, 2026Referred to EDT, WAM.Senate
Jan 23, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate
Jan 23, 2026Introduced.Senate

Recorded votes

Senate Economic Development and Technology: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 3, 2026 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassed
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 19, 2026 · Senate · 11 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

  • DBEDT
  • Sports Tourism
  • University of Hawaii
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Report
  • Appropriation ($)

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