HI SB 893
died on adjournmentRELATING TO THE ECONOMY.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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
- Status date
- —
- 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
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-02-13
The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
deferral
2025-02-13
The committee on EDT deferred the measure.
deferral
2025-02-12
Re-Referred to EDT/CPN, JDC/WAM.
referral-committee
2025-02-10
The committee(s) on EDT/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-25 1:03PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2025-02-07
Re-Referred to EDT/CPN, WAM.
referral-committee
2025-02-07
Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to EDT.
passage
2025-02-07
Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 116) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to EDT.
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.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-06
The committee(s) on EDT will hold a public decision making on 02-06-25 1:20PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2025-01-23
Referred to EDT.
referral-committee
2025-01-21
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2025-01-17
Introduced.
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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.
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