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HB 604STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO TAX REVENUES.

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)

Voted 12/8/2025

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

21 yea·2 nay·4 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 12/8/2025Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
  2. 2/14/2025Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 700), recommending referral to FIN.
  3. 2/14/2025Report 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).
  4. 2/12/2025The 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.
  5. 2/10/2025Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  6. 2/4/2025Passed 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).
  7. 2/4/2025Reported from TOU/HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 129) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
  8. 1/30/2025The 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.
  9. 1/30/2025The 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.
  10. 1/27/2025Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU/HSG on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.