Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 1308
RELATING TO SPORTS WAGERING.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
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Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
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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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2025 Senate | Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Apr 2, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 13, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 13, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 24, 2025 House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 12, 2025 House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Jan 31, 2025 House | The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
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- Jan 22, 2025 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 23, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 27, 2025 · House
Referred to ECD, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4 - Jan 28, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Jan 31, 2025 · House
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. - Feb 5, 2025 · House
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 169) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. - Feb 5, 2025 · House
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). - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 12, 2025 · House
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. - Feb 14, 2025 · House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 791) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. - Feb 14, 2025 · House
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). - Feb 21, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 24, 2025 · House
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. - Feb 28, 2025 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1167) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading. - Feb 28, 2025 · House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25. - Mar 4, 2025 · House
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. - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 355). - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Referred to EDT, WAM. - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. - Mar 7, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on EDT deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 03-11-25 1:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference. - Mar 7, 2025 · Senate
Re-Referred to EDT/CPN, WAM. - Mar 10, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on EDT/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 1:02PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. - Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
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. - Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
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. - Mar 21, 2025 · Senate
Reported from EDT/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1328) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. - Mar 21, 2025 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. - Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. - Apr 2, 2025 · Senate
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. - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1820) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25. - Apr 8, 2025 · Senate
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. - Apr 8, 2025 · House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 758) in amended form (SD 2). - Apr 10, 2025 · House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). - Apr 11, 2025 · Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). - Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Keohokalole, Kanuha Co-Chairs. - Apr 22, 2025 · House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862). - Apr 24, 2025 · House
House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Tarnas, Holt Co-Chairs; Matsumoto. - Apr 24, 2025 · Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 812). - Apr 24, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-25-25 12:30PM in conference room 411. - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. - Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferee(s) discharged. - Mar 20, 2026 · House
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409). - Apr 1, 2026 · House
House Conferee(s) discharged. - Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).