HI HB 604
died on adjournmentRELATING TO TAX REVENUES.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 604 pass?
No. HI HB 604 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 604 about?
Beginning on 1/1/2026, increases transient accommodations tax rates by 1 percentage point. Deposits the increased revenues into the Hawaiian Home General Loan Fund established under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Who sponsors HI HB 604?
HOLT, EVSLIN, KAHALOA and 6 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 604.
Description
Beginning on 1/1/2026, increases transient accommodations tax rates by 1 percentage point. Deposits the increased revenues into the Hawaiian Home General Loan Fund established under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-21
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- HOLTprimary
- EVSLINprimary
- KAHALOAprimary
- KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
- KILAprimary
- LAMOSAOprimary
- MARTENprimary
- POEPOEprimary
- SOUZAprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-02-14
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 700), recommending referral to FIN.
2025-02-14
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
passage,referral-committee
2025-02-12
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-10
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-04
Reported from TOU/HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 129) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2025-02-04
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).
reading-2,referral-committee
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; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Matsumoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-30
The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica, Pierick.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-27
Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU/HSG on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-21
Referred to TOU/HSG, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2
referral-committee
2025-01-17
Pending introduction.
Versions
Documents
Votes
The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-01-30 · pass · 5-1
Member-level votes (9)
- Evslin: yes
- Miyake: yes
- Grandinetti: yes
- Kila: yes
- Kitagawa: yes
- Muraoka: no
- Cochran: not voting
- La Chica: not voting
- Pierick: not voting
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
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2025-02-12 · pass · 9-1
Member-level votes (11)
- Tarnas: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Belatti: yes
- Hashem: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Perruso: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Todd: yes
- Shimizu: yes
- Garcia: no
- Cochran: not voting
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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