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HI HB 1947

died on adjournment

RELATING TO TOURISM.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 1947 pass?

No. HI HB 1947 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 (2026-02-19): The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

What is HI HB 1947 about?

Repeals the Hawaii Tourism Authority. Establishes the Office of Tourism within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1947?

TAM, GRANDINETTI, HUSSEY and 2 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1947.

Description

Repeals the Hawaii Tourism Authority. Establishes the Office of Tourism within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-26
Latest action
2026-02-19 — The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TAMprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • HUSSEYprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • MARTENprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-19

    The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

    deferral

  2. 2026-02-13

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  3. 2026-02-12

    Reported from TOU/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 249-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  4. 2026-02-12

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0).

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  5. 2026-02-10

    The 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; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gedeon; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.

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  6. 2026-02-10

    The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Poepoe, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Shimizu, Souza; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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  7. 2026-02-06

    Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU/WAL on Tuesday, 02-10-26 11:15AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  8. 2026-01-28

    Referred to TOU/WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3

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  9. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  10. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-10 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Holt: not voting

  • The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-10 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Souza: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1947&year=2026

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