SB 182 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO SERVICE DISRUPTIONS.

Summary

Requires hotelkeepers to provide adequate notice of strikes and lockouts to guests and third-party vendors under certain conditions. Allows for recovery of damages by injured parties. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Feb 21, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB182 → SB182_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a Senate bill (SB 182) to a Senate Draft version (SD1), which includes a new findings section explaining the legislature's intent to protect travelers from service disruptions. The substantive policy content regarding strike/lockout notice requirements, guest rights, and penalties remains largely unchanged, though the effective date was moved from immediate approval to July 1, 2050.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same (applying to hotelkeepers in Hawaii regarding strikes and lockouts), but a new findings section was added to clarify legislative intent, and the effective date was significantly delayed.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new findings section (Section 1) explaining that tourism is vital to Hawaii's economy and that travelers need protection from service disruptions like strikes, lockouts, pest infestations, and construction.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from immediate approval to July 1, 2050, creating a significant delay in when the law takes effect.

ENFORCEMENT

Replaced Section 4 (immediate effectiveness) with Section 4 (contract protection clause) and added Section 6 (July 1, 2050 effective date), while keeping the penalty provision for violations intact.

TECHNICAL

Removed metadata headers, page numbers, and document formatting artifacts from the original Senate bill version.

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Committee

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN/JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-21-25 10:10AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 446) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/JDC.

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Lee, C., Ihara, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 3:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to LBT, CPN/JDC.

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 13, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors