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SB 2577Session 2026SenatePassed a vote

RELATING TO SPORTS TOURISM.

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)

Latest development · Apr 29, 2026

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 10:30AM in conference room 411.

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Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 23, 2026
Latest passage
Apr 14, 2026
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Budget & TaxesEducationElections & GovernmentBusiness & Economy

Source subjects

Aloha StadiumAppropriation ($)DBEDTReportSports TourismUniversity of Hawaii

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorDECOITE
Primary sponsorWAKAI
cosponsorKanuha
cosponsorLamosao
cosponsorSan Buenaventura

Action timeline

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  1. Apr 29, 2026

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 10:30AM in conference room 411.

    House
  2. Apr 28, 2026

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 10:30AM in conference room 411.

    House
  3. Apr 27, 2026

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 761).

    ReceiptHouse
  4. Apr 27, 2026

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 411.

    Senate
  5. Apr 24, 2026

    Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; Fevella.

    Senate
  6. Apr 24, 2026

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 10:00AM in conference room 411.

    House
  7. Apr 20, 2026

    House Conferees Appointed: Tam, Ilagan, Templo Co-Chairs; Ratcliffe, Gedeon.

    House
  8. Apr 20, 2026

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

    ReceiptSenate
  9. Apr 16, 2026

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 675).

    IntroductionReceiptSenate
  10. Apr 16, 2026

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    Amendment FailureSenate
  11. Apr 16, 2026

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    ReceiptHouse
  12. Apr 14, 2026

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    PassageHouse
  13. Apr 10, 2026

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2083-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

    House
  14. Apr 10, 2026

    Deferred one day 04-14-26.

    DeferralHouse
  15. Apr 7, 2026

    The 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.

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  16. Apr 2, 2026

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    House
  17. Mar 24, 2026

    Reported from TOU/ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1330-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

    House
  18. Mar 24, 2026

    Passed 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).

    Reading 2Referral CommitteeHouse
  19. Mar 17, 2026

    The 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.

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  20. Mar 17, 2026

    The 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.

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  21. Mar 12, 2026

    Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU/ECD on Tuesday, 03-17-26 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    House
  22. Mar 10, 2026

    Referred to TOU/ECD, FIN, referral sheet 15

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  23. Mar 6, 2026

    Pass First Reading

    Reading 1House
  24. Mar 5, 2026

    Report 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.

    PassageSenate
  25. Mar 5, 2026

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 26) in amended form (SD 2).

    IntroductionReceiptHouse
  26. Feb 24, 2026

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2713) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    Senate
  27. Feb 24, 2026

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-26.

    Senate
  28. Feb 19, 2026

    The 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.

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  29. Feb 13, 2026

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

    Senate
  30. Feb 11, 2026

    Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2148) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

    Senate
  31. Feb 11, 2026

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

    PassageReading 2Referral CommitteeSenate
  32. Feb 3, 2026

    The 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.

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  33. Jan 30, 2026

    The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

    Senate
  34. Jan 28, 2026

    Referred to EDT, WAM.

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  35. Jan 23, 2026

    Introduced.

    IntroductionSenate
  36. Jan 23, 2026

    Passed First Reading.

    Reading 1Senate

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