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SB148HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Combat Sports.

Last status update Mar 4, 2025

What this measure contains

Renames the State Boxing Commission of Hawaii as the Boxing and Combat Sports Commission of Hawaii. Creates a subcommission on boxing and subcommission on combat sports. Amends the jurisdiction of the Commission to include combat sports contests. Prohibits no rules combat or similar combat sports contests. Repeals the existing Mixed Martial Arts Contests program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)

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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. SD1by EDT
  3. SD2by JDC
  4. HD1by ECD
  5. HD2by JHA
  6. HD3by FIN

Companion measure: SB148. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

  2. Economic Development and Technology (EDT) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

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

    13 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  4. Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

    4 aye · 1 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  5. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    22 aye · 3 no · 0 excused

  6. House ECD committee on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    6 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  7. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    46 aye · 1 no · 4 excused

  8. House CPC committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    6 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 0 no · 2 excused

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

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

  10. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

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

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

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

  12. House third reading on HD3: Passed

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

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB148
MemberCPN
Introduced		EDT
Introduced		WAM
SD1		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeNoAye → No at Senate third reading (SD2)
Henry AquinoSD-019AyeAye
Brenton AwaSD-023ExcusedExcusedNoNo
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022No
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014ExcusedAyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004ExcusedAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAyeAye
2 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberCPN
Introduced		EDT
Introduced		WAM
SD1		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB148
MemberECD
SD2		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		JHA
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD3		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAye*NoAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD2)Aye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD3)
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD3)
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD3)
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcusedExcusedNo
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeExcusedAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028ExcusedExcusedAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeExcusedAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye*AyeAyeAdded reservations at House CPC committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House report adoption (HD2)
Kim IwamotoHD-025ExcusedAye*AyeAyeDropped reservations at House report adoption (HD2)
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeExcusedAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeExcusedAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039NoExcusedNoNo
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAyeExcused
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAye*Aye*Aye*Added reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeExcusedAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Gene WardHD-018ExcusedExcused
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAye
12 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberECD
SD2		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		JHA
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD3		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
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 passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to CPN/EDT, WAM/JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on CPN/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 01-29-25 9:35AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Richards, Awa.

  6. The 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, Awa.

  7. Reported from CPN/EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 166) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.

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

  9. The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 10:05AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  10. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  11. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

  12. Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1063) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  13. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.

  14. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  15. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 103) in amended form (SD 2).

  16. Pass First Reading

  17. Referred to ECD, CPC/JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19

  18. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-12-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  19. The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.

  20. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1259) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC/JHA.

  21. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC/JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).

  22. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC/JHA on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  23. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ilagan, Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Tam, Pierick.

  24. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

  25. Reported from CPC/JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1498) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  26. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).

  27. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  28. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  29. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.

  30. Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  31. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-08-26.

  32. Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 04-08-26 1:56PM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  33. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey.

  34. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2137-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  35. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  36. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  37. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 603).

  38. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  39. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

  40. House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Grandinetti, Poepoe, Hussey Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon.

  41. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

  42. Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; DeCoite, Wakai, Rhoads Co-Chairs; McKelvey, Awa.

  43. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 739).

  44. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 1:30PM in conference room 224.

  45. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 1:30PM in conference room 224.

  46. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 1:30PM; CR 224.

  47. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:30 PM; Conference Room 224.

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