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HB1308HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Sports Wagering.

Last status update Mar 4, 2025

What this measure contains

Allows for the regulation of sports wagering by the Department of Law Enforcement. Establishes licensing requirements for sports wagering operators and sports wagering suppliers. Establishes a general excise tax to be levied on sports wagering operator licenses. Establishes the Problem Gambling Prevention and Treatment Special Fund to be administered and expended by the Department of Health. Specifies that legal sports wagering and fantasy sports contests shall not be considered contests of chance or gambling. Authorizes DLE to perform criminal history record checks on applicants and licensees relating to sports wagering. (SD2)

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Bill text and versions

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Related measures

  • SB1569— Same As
  • HB1308— Carry Over

Related measures may contain different language or follow different histories.

How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by ECD
  3. HD2by JHA
  4. HD3by FIN
  5. SD1by CPN
  6. SD2by WAM

Companion measures: SB1569, HB1308. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. House ECD committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    5 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    43 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 4 no · 2 excused

  3. House JHA committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    4 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 4 no · 1 excused

  4. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    32 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 12 no · 4 excused

  5. House FIN committee on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD3

    6 aye · 6 aye with reservations · 3 no · 1 excused

  6. House third reading on HD3: Passed

    31 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 15 no · 2 excused

  7. Economic Development and Technology (EDT) on HD3: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    3 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  8. Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on HD3: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    2 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  9. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

    7 aye · 4 aye with reservations · 2 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  10. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    11 aye · 4 aye with reservations · 10 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB1308
MemberEDT
HD3		CPN
HD3		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Brandon ElefanteSD-016Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at Senate third reading (SD2)
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeNoAye → No at Senate third reading (SD2)
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye*Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at Senate third reading (SD2)
Michelle KidaniSD-018Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at Senate third reading (SD2)
Henry AquinoSD-019Aye*Aye*
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye*
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022No
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021No
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Les IharaSD-010No
Lorraine InouyeSD-001NoNo
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014Aye*Aye*Aye*
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006ExcusedAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012NoNo
Karl RhoadsSD-013No
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye*Aye*
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAyeAye
2 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberEDT
HD3		CPN
HD3		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB1308
MemberECD
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD3		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAye*NoNoAdded reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)Aye with reservations → No at House report adoption (HD2)
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD3)
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeNoNoNoAye → No at House report adoption (HD2)
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD3)
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeNoAyeAye → No at House report adoption (HD2)No → Aye at House third reading (HD3)
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeNoNoAye → No at House report adoption (HD2)
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeExcusedNoAye → No at House third reading (HD3)
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038Aye*Aye*Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD3)
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeNoNoAye → No at House report adoption (HD2)
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeNoNoNoAye → No at House JHA committee (HD1)
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040Aye*NoNoNoAye with reservations → No at House report adoption (HD2)
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeNoNoNoAye → No at House JHA committee (HD1)
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030ExcusedAyeAyeAye*NoAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD2)Aye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD3)
David AlcosHD-041NoNoNoNo
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye*Added reservations at House third reading (HD3)
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcusedExcusedAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye*Aye*Aye*Added reservations at House report adoption (HD2)
Diamond GarciaHD-042NoNoNoNo
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAye*AyeAyeAdded reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House report adoption (HD2)
Daniel HoltHD-028AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAye*Aye*Added reservations at House FIN committee (HD2)
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD2)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD3)
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD2)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD3)
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD2)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD3)
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039NoNoExcused
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeExcusedAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032NoNoNoNo
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House report adoption (HD2)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD3)
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Gene WardHD-018ExcusedExcusedExcusedExcused
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAye
13 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberECD
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD3		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to ECD, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Matsumoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Templo.

  6. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 169) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Kahaloa, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem; 4 Noes: Representative(s) Perruso, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

  10. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 791) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  11. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Lamosao, Matsumoto, Tam voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Belatti, Garcia, Grandinetti, Kapela, Marten, Muraoka, Perruso, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Takayama voting no (12) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

  12. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Holt, Kitagawa, Lee, M., Morikawa; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Templo; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Grandinetti, Alcos, Reyes Oda; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

  14. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1167) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  15. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

  16. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Chun, Hussey, Lamosao voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Belatti, Garcia, Garrett, Grandinetti, Iwamoto, Marten, Matayoshi, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Perruso, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Takayama, Templo voting no (15) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  17. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 355).

  18. Passed First Reading.

  19. Referred to EDT, WAM.

  20. The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  21. The committee(s) on EDT deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 03-11-25 1:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

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

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

  24. 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, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kim ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  25. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Richards ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.

  26. Reported from EDT/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1328) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

  28. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  29. 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, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Aquino, Elefante, Kidani, Kim ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Moriwaki, Inouye; and 0 Excused: none.

  30. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1820) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  31. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.

  32. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 15; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Aquino, Chang, Kim, Richards. Noes, 10 (Senator(s) DeCorte, Elefante, Fevella, Fukunaga, Gabbard, Ihara, Inouye, Kidani, Moriwaki, Rhoads). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  33. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 758) in amended form (SD 2).

  34. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  35. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

  36. Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Keohokalole, Kanuha Co-Chairs.

  37. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862).

  38. House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Tarnas, Holt Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.

  39. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 812).

  40. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-25-25 12:30PM in conference room 411.

  41. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  42. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  43. Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

  44. House Conferee(s) discharged.

  45. Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

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