HI HB 973
died on adjournmentRELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did HI HB 973 pass?
No. HI HB 973 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
What is HI HB 973 about?
Requires transient accommodations brokers and any other persons or entities to offer, list, advertise, or display a transient accommodations rental rate that includes all resort fees required for the furnishing of transient accommodations. Requires transient accommodations brokers and any other persons or entities to include all applicable taxes and fees imposed by a government on the stay in the total price to be paid before the consumer reserves the furnishing of transient accommodations. Establishes penalties. Effective 1/1/3000. (HD1)
Who sponsors HI HB 973?
TAM, AMATO, BELATTI and 10 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 973.
Description
Requires transient accommodations brokers and any other persons or entities to offer, list, advertise, or display a transient accommodations rental rate that includes all resort fees required for the furnishing of transient accommodations. Requires transient accommodations brokers and any other persons or entities to include all applicable taxes and fees imposed by a government on the stay in the total price to be paid before the consumer reserves the furnishing of transient accommodations. Establishes penalties. Effective 1/1/3000. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-23
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- TAMprimary
- AMATOprimary
- BELATTIprimary
- GRANDINETTIprimary
- KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
- KILAprimary
- KUSCHprimary
- MARTENprimary
- MATAYOSHIprimary
- QUINLANprimary
- SOUZAprimary
- TARNASprimary
- TODDprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-02-04
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-04
Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 128) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
2025-01-30
The 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, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-27
Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-23
Referred to TOU, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3
referral-committee
2025-01-23
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-21
Pending introduction.
Versions
Documents
Votes
The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-01-30 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Tam: yes
- Templo: yes
- Holt: yes
- Hussey: yes
- Ilagan: yes
- Todd: yes
- Matsumoto: yes
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 1144
Official source
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