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Measure Title: RELATING TO VACATION RENTALS.
Report Title: Transient Accommodations; Enforcement; Evidence; Destination Management; County Transient Accommodations Tax; Hosting Platform; Tax Collection Agent; General Excise Tax; Transient Accommodations Tax; Appropriation ($)
Description: Part I: Allows counties to use time-stamped screenshots as evidence for the enforcement of transient accommodations. Requires the Hawaii Tourism Authority's plans, practices, and efforts involving destination management to include promotion of use of traditional or lawful transient accommodations. Clarifies that the counties may use revenue from the County Transient Accommodations Tax for the enforcement of transient accommodations. Appropriates funds. Part II: Requires hosting platforms that earn service fees for providing booking services for transient accommodations to register with the Department of Taxation as tax collection agents and report, collect, and remit general excise and transient accommodations taxes on behalf of operators. Part II effective 1/1/2027. Effective 7/1/3050. (SD1)
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Package: None
Current Referral: EDT/EIG/CPN, WAM/JDC
Introducer(s): TAM, BELATTI, EVSLIN, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, KUSCH, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE
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Measure Status History

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DateChamberStatus Text
3/30/2026SReport adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC.
3/30/2026SReported from EDT/EIG/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3348) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.
3/25/2026SThe 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, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
3/25/2026SThe 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, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kim.
3/25/2026SThe committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards.
3/19/2026SThe committee(s) on EDT/EIG/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
3/12/2026SReferred to EDT/EIG/CPN, WAM/JDC.
3/12/2026SPassed First Reading.
3/12/2026SReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 247).
3/10/2026HPassed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
3/6/2026HForty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
3/6/2026HReported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1132-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2/26/2026HThe committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2/24/2026HBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/19/2026HReport adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick, Shimizu voting no (2) and none excused (0).
2/19/2026HReported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 585-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2/10/2026HThe committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and Excused: none.
2/6/2026HBill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-10-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/6/2026HPassed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0).
2/6/2026HReported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 43-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2/3/2026HThe committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Holt, Hussey, Ilagan, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
1/30/2026HBill scheduled to be heard by TOU on Tuesday, 02-03-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
1/26/2026HReferred to TOU, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1
1/21/2026HIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
1/16/2026HPrefiled.

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All Versions of this Measure

HB1590_HD3 Link to HB1590_HD3 .PDF file
HB1590_SD1 Link to HB1590_SD1 .PDF file
HB1590_HD1 Link to HB1590_HD1 .PDF file
HB1590_HD2 Link to HB1590_HD2 .PDF file
HB1590 Link to HB1590 .PDF file

Committee Reports

HB1590_HD1_HSCR43-26_ Link to committee report HB1590_HD1_HSCR43-26_ .PDF file (opens in new window)
HB1590_HD2_HSCR585-26_ Link to committee report HB1590_HD2_HSCR585-26_ .PDF file (opens in new window)
HB1590_HD3_HSCR1132-26_ Link to committee report HB1590_HD3_HSCR1132-26_ .PDF file (opens in new window)
HB1590_SD1_SSCR3348_ Link to committee report HB1590_SD1_SSCR3348_ .PDF file (opens in new window)

Testimony

HB1590_TESTIMONY_TOU_02-03-26_
HB1590_HD1_TESTIMONY_JHA_02-10-26_
HB1590_HD2_TESTIMONY_FIN_02-26-26_
HB1590_HD3_TESTIMONY_EDT-EIG-CPN_03-25-26_

Hearing Notices

TOU
2/03/26 8:30A
423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
JHA
2/10/26 2:00P
325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
FIN
2/26/26 10:00A
308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
EDT/EIG/CPN
3/25/26 9:30A
CR 229 & Videoconference