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HB 1950STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.

Establishes the State-led Marketing and Branding Special Fund and requires that a portion of all transient accommodations tax revenues that would otherwise be deposited into the general fund be deposited into the special fund, to be used for state-led marketing, branding, and tourism management. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to develop and submit an annual comprehensive marketing, branding, and tourism management plan to the Legislature for approval. Effective 7/1/3050. (SD1)

Voted 3/24/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

31 yea·0 nay·5 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/24/2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
  2. 3/24/2026Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3149) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
  3. 3/17/2026The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kim, Fevella.
  4. 3/13/2026The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
  5. 3/12/2026Referred to EDT, WAM.
  6. 3/12/2026Passed First Reading.
  7. 3/12/2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 323).
  8. 3/10/2026Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Souza voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
  9. 3/6/2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1131-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  10. 3/5/2026The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso.