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HI SB 2577

died on adjournment

RELATING TO SPORTS TOURISM.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 2577 pass?

No. HI SB 2577 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 (2026-04-29): Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 10:30AM in conference room 411.

What is HI SB 2577 about?

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)

Who sponsors HI SB 2577?

DECOITE, WAKAI are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2577, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

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)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-04-29 — Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 10:30AM in conference room 411.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • DECOITEprimary
  • WAKAIprimary
  • Kanuhacosponsor
  • Lamosaocosponsor
  • San Buenaventuracosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-04-29

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

  2. 2026-04-28

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

  3. 2026-04-27

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

    receipt

  4. 2026-04-27

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

  5. 2026-04-24

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

  6. 2026-04-24

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

  7. 2026-04-20

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

  8. 2026-04-20

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

    receipt

  9. 2026-04-16

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

    introduction,receipt

  10. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  11. 2026-04-16

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

    receipt

  12. 2026-04-14

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

    passage

  13. 2026-04-10

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

  14. 2026-04-10

    Deferred one day 04-14-26.

    deferral

  15. 2026-04-07

    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.

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  16. 2026-04-02

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

  17. 2026-03-24

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

  18. 2026-03-24

    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).

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  19. 2026-03-17

    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.

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  20. 2026-03-17

    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.

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  21. 2026-03-12

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

  22. 2026-03-10

    Referred to TOU/ECD, FIN, referral sheet 15

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  23. 2026-03-06

    Pass First Reading

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  24. 2026-03-05

    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.

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  25. 2026-03-05

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

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  26. 2026-02-24

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

  27. 2026-02-24

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-26.

  28. 2026-02-19

    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.

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  29. 2026-02-13

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

  30. 2026-02-11

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

  31. 2026-02-11

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

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  32. 2026-02-03

    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.

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  33. 2026-01-30

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

  34. 2026-01-28

    Referred to EDT, WAM.

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  35. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

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  36. 2026-01-23

    Passed First Reading.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-03 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-19 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Kidani: not voting
    • Richards: not voting

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2026-03-05 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Senator(s: not voting

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

    2026-03-17 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Hussey: not voting

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

    2026-03-17 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Hussey: not voting

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

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