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SB891HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Economic Development.

Last status update Mar 4, 2025

What this measure contains

Establishes a Tourism and Gaming Working Group within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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  • SB891— Carry Over

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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 EDT
  4. HD1by TOU

Companion measure: SB891. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

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

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

  2. Economic Development and Technology (EDT) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

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

  3. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD2: Passed, unamended

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

  4. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

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

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

    4 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 1 no · 0 excused

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

    4 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 1 no · 0 excused

  7. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    32 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 11 no · 5 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB891
MemberEDT
Introduced		EDT
SD1		WAM
SD2		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeNoAyeAye → No at Economic Development and Technology (EDT) (SD1)No → Aye at Senate third reading (SD2)
Henry AquinoSD-019AyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAyeAyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022No
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018ExcusedAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025ExcusedAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013Aye*
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAyeAyeAye
8 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberEDT
Introduced		EDT
SD1		WAM
SD2		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Mike GabbardSD-021Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB891
MemberECD
SD2		TOU
SD2		Second reading
HD1		Change along the path
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038Aye*Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at House second reading (HD1)
David AlcosHD-041No
Della au BelattiHD-026Aye*
Elle CochranHD-014Excused
Diamond GarciaHD-042No
Andrew GarrettHD-022Excused
Tina GrandinettiHD-020No
Daniel HoltHD-028AyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029NoNoNo
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005Excused
Lisa KitagawaHD-048Excused
Nicole LowenHD-007Aye*
Lisa MartenHD-051No
Chris MuraokaHD-045No
Amy PerrusoHD-046No
Elijah PierickHD-039No
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040No
Garner ShimizuHD-032No
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030Aye*Aye*Aye*
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAye
Gene WardHD-018Excused
28 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberECD
SD2		TOU
SD2		Second reading
HD1		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011Aye
Cory ChunHD-035Aye
Luke EvslinHD-016Aye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019Aye
Mark HashemHD-019Aye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031Aye
Kim IwamotoHD-025Aye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006Aye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002Aye
Darius KilaHD-044Aye
Sam KongHD-033Aye
Matthias KuschHD-001Aye
Trish La ChicaHD-037Aye
Mike LeeHD-050Aye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049Aye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010Aye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017Aye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015Aye
Ikaika OldsHD-023Aye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013Aye
Sean QuinlanHD-047Aye
Jackson SayamaHD-021Aye
Kanani SouzaHD-043Aye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034Aye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027Aye
David TarnasHD-008Aye
Justin WoodsonHD-009Aye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012Aye

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

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Legislative history

  1. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to EDT.

  4. The committee(s) on EDT will hold a public decision making on 02-06-25 1:20PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 115) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to EDT.

  7. Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to EDT.

  8. Re-Referred to EDT, WAM.

  9. The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  10. The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

  11. Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 597) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referral to WAM.

  12. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referred to WAM.

  13. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-28-25 10:35AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  14. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Lee, C..

  15. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1039) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  16. One Day Notice 03-04-25.

  17. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Rhoads. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  18. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 216) in amended form (SD 2).

  19. Pass First Reading

  20. Referred to ECD/TOU, FIN, referral sheet 19

  21. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD/TOU on Wednesday, 03-19-25 10:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

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

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

  24. Reported from ECD/TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1496) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  25. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Belatti, Lowen, Templo voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Grandinetti, Hussey, Marten, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Perruso, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (11) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).

  26. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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