SB 2504 Hawaii Senate · 2018 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY.

Summary

Cancels the debt owed to the State by the Hawaii Tourism Authority for Convention Center construction costs and related interest. Amends the Transient Accommodations Tax (TAT) revenue allocation to the Convention Center Enterprise Special Fund. Establishes the Convention Center Repair and Maintenance Special Fund and the Convention Center Emergency Fund and allocates a portion of the TAT revenues to those funds. Amends the minimum balance of the Tourism Emergency Special Fund. (SB2504 HD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2018

Committee Review

Apr 2018

Senate Passage

Mar 2018

House Passage

Apr 2018

Governor

Introduced Jan 19, 2018 Last action Apr 25, 2018

Floor votes

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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 25, 2018

Senate · Reported by committee

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-26-18 11:30AM in conference room 423.

Apr 6, 2018

Senate · Amendment offered

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

Apr 6, 2018

Senate · Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 459).

Apr 5, 2018

House · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Matsumoto, McDermott, Say, Thielen, Tupola, Ward voting no (6) and Representative(s) Choy, Holt, C. Lee, LoPresti, Nakashima, Quinlan excused (6). Transmitted to Senate.

Mar 28, 2018

House · Reported by committee

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ward; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.

Mar 23, 2018

House · Referred to committee

Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1351-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

Mar 20, 2018

House · Reported by committee

The committees on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Onishi, Cachola, Choy, Ito, Woodson, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Fukumoto, LoPresti, Ohno.

Mar 8, 2018

House · Referred to committee

Referred to TOU, FIN, referral sheet 35

Mar 6, 2018

House · Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 199) in amended form (SD 2).

Mar 6, 2018

Senate · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ihara, Kim . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

Feb 28, 2018

Senate · Reported by committee

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, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

Feb 23, 2018

Senate · Reported by committee

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-28-18 10:45AM in conference room 211.

Feb 16, 2018

Senate · Referred to committee

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

Feb 16, 2018

Senate · Referred to committee

Reported from ETT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2420) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

Feb 12, 2018

Senate · Reported by committee

The committee(s) on ETT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in ETT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Galuteria ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Baker, L. Thielen.

Feb 8, 2018

Senate · Reported by committee

The committee(s) on ETT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-18 1:30PM in conference room 414.

Jan 24, 2018

Senate · Referred to committee

Referred to ETT, WAM.

Jan 19, 2018

Senate · Introduced

Introduced.

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors