SB 583 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO NAMING RIGHTS.

Summary
Allows the naming rights of the Stadium Facility and Convention Center Facility to be leased to any public or private entity. Requires any revenues derived from advertising or marketing in or on the Stadium Facility or Convention Center Facility to be deposited into the appropriate special fund of the facility. Authorizes the display of the name of any entity that leased the naming rights to a stadium operated by the Stadium Authority on the exterior of the stadium. (CD1)
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Vetoed
Jul 2025
Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Vetoed Jul 3, 2025
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What changed between versions

SB583_SD1 SB583_SD2 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a traditional legislative document structure to a digital template format, with minor wording adjustments. The core policy remains unchanged: allowing naming rights for state-owned facilities to be leased and requiring advertising revenues to be deposited into appropriate state funds. The effective date and substantive provisions are identical between versions.
Scope change
No substantive change to scope or applicability; the bill continues to apply to all state-owned facilities in Hawaii.
TECHNICAL

Document formatting changed from traditional legislative layout to digital template structure with metadata fields

Minor wording change: 'sold or leased' changed to 'leased' in subsection (a), though legal effect remains the same

Version identifier updated from SD1 to SD2 with associated metadata timestamps and revision numbers

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
48
Key actions
17
Committee
17
Amendments
2
Jul 3, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1405).
lower
Jul 3, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed on 07/03/2025 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1405).
upper
Jun 6, 2025
Vetoed
Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1301)
lower
Jun 6, 2025
Vetoed
Notice of Intent to veto dated 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1301)
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Grandinetti, Perruso, Reyes Oda, Tam voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ihara. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Rhoads). Excused, 0 (none).
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 118) as amended in (CD 1).
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 118).
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M.; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, McKelvey, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 9:00AM; Conference Room 411.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-25 9:00AM; Conference Room 411.
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Amended
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 468).
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Grandinetti, Alcos; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1325) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; and Excused: none.
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 19
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 171) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, Fevella, Fukunaga, Ihara, McKelvey, Richards. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Reported from EDT/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 477) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki, San Buenaventura.
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
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, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDT/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-25 1:03PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to EDT/GVO, WAM.
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
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