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HI SB 893

died on adjournment

RELATING TO THE ECONOMY.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did HI SB 893 pass?

No. HI SB 893 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 SB 893 about?

Grants twenty-year licenses for casinos in the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District and Hawaii Convention Center. Establishes the Hawaii Gaming Control Commission. Imposes fifteen per cent wagering tax on gross receipts. Establishes the State Gaming Fund and Compulsive Gambler Program. Appropriates funds. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 893?

KANUHA is the primary sponsor of HI SB 893.

Description

Grants twenty-year licenses for casinos in the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District and Hawaii Convention Center. Establishes the Hawaii Gaming Control Commission. Imposes fifteen per cent wagering tax on gross receipts. Establishes the State Gaming Fund and Compulsive Gambler Program. Appropriates funds. (SD1)

Introduced
2025-01-17
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KANUHAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-13

    The committee on CPN deferred the measure.

    deferral

  3. 2025-02-13

    The committee on EDT deferred the measure.

    deferral

  4. 2025-02-12

    Re-Referred to EDT/CPN, JDC/WAM.

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-10

    The committee(s) on EDT/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-25 1:03PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  6. 2025-02-07

    Re-Referred to EDT/CPN, WAM.

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-02-07

    Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to EDT.

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  8. 2025-02-07

    Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 116) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to EDT.

  9. 2025-02-06

    The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. The votes in EDT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Kim, Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

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  10. 2025-02-06

    The committee(s) on EDT will hold a public decision making on 02-06-25 1:20PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  11. 2025-01-23

    Referred to EDT.

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-01-21

    Passed First Reading.

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  13. 2025-01-17

    Introduced.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-02-06 · pass · 3-2

    Member-level votes (5)
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Kim: no
    • Awa: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=893&year=2026

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:20:09.051962Z

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