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SB2698HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Transportation.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Requires the Department of Transportation to assess a per passenger head fee against cruise ships docking in the State's commercial harbors in addition to existing port user fees. Establishes the Cruise Ship Special Fund. Repeals existing law imposing the Transient Accommodations Tax on cruise ships, effective retroactive to 1/1/2026. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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  • HB2195— Same As

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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. SD1by EDT
  3. SD2by WAM
  4. HD1by TRN

Companion measure: HB2195. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Transportation (TRS) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  5. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    22 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

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

    6 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

  7. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    40 aye · 8 aye with reservations · 2 no · 0 excused

  8. House TOU committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    6 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  9. House report adoption on HD1: Report adopted

    37 aye · 7 aye with reservations · 2 no · 4 excused

  10. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    11 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 2 no · 0 excused

  11. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    39 aye · 5 aye with reservations · 6 no · 1 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB2698
MemberTRS
Introduced		EDT
Introduced		JDC
SD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAyeAye*Added reservations at Senate third reading (SD2)
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAyeAye*Added reservations at Senate third reading (SD2)
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025ExcusedAyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye*Aye*
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAyeAye
5 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberTRS
Introduced		EDT
Introduced		JDC
SD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB2698
MemberTRN
SD2		Second reading
HD1		TOU
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD1)
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038Aye*Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD1)
Chris MuraokaHD-045Aye*Aye*Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD1)
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeExcusedNoAyeAye → No at House FIN committee (HD1)No → Aye at House third reading (HD1)
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040Aye*Aye*Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD1)
David AlcosHD-041NoNoNoNo
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye*Added reservations at House third reading (HD1)
Elle CochranHD-014Aye*Aye*ExcusedAye*
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042NoNoNo
Joe GedeonHD-018Aye*AyeAye*Aye*Aye*Dropped reservations at House TOU committee (HD1)Added reservations at House report adoption (HD1)
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD1)
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeExcusedAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039Aye*Aye*Aye*AyeDropped reservations at House third reading (HD1)
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeExcusedExcused
Garner ShimizuHD-032Aye*Aye*Aye*
Kanani SouzaHD-043Aye*Aye*Aye*
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
18 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberTRN
SD2		Second reading
HD1		TOU
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
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. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

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

  4. The committee(s) on TRS/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

  6. The committee(s) on EDT deferred the measure until 02-17-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  7. The committee(s) on EDT deferred the measure until 02-19-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  8. 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, Fukunaga, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  9. Reported from TRS/EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2589) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.

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

  11. The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 10:35AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  12. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  13. 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, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  14. Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2954) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  15. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  16. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Elefante, San Buenaventura. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  17. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 285) in amended form (SD 2).

  18. Pass First Reading

  19. Referred to TRN, TOU, FIN, referral sheet 17

  20. Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  21. The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Muraoka, Pierick; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  22. Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1236-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to TOU.

  23. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on TOU with Representative(s) Cochran, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting no (2) and none excused (0).

  24. Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU on Tuesday, 03-24-26 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  25. The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Hussey, Ilagan, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  26. Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1531-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  27. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

  28. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  29. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hussey, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Perruso, Alcos; and Excused: none.

  30. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2154-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  31. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Amato, Cochran, Gedeon, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting no (6) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  32. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 692).

  33. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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

  35. House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Tam, Miyake Co-Chairs; Muraoka.

  36. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 816).

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