SB 3261 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO ATHLETE AGENTS.

Summary

Prohibits any person from providing advisory, negotiation, or procurement assistance to or on behalf of a student athlete relating to endorsements; promotional or marketing services; appearances; autographs; social media branding; content creation or distribution; licensing of publicity rights; brand development, sponsorship, or promotional arrangements; or agreements related to the name, image, or likeness of the student athlete, without being a registered athlete agent in the State and having a valid agency contract executed in compliance with applicable law. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Last action Feb 19, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB3261 → SB3261_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill update changes the bill number from SB3261 to SB3261 SD1 and updates associated metadata, such as the sponsor's name and revision numbers. The core legislative text regarding athlete agent regulations remains substantively unchanged, though minor formatting adjustments were made to the definitions and section headers.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the bill continues to regulate athlete agents in the same manner.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill identifier from SB3261 to SB3261 SD1 and changed the sponsor name from Noah Holck to Finnley Brakke.

Adjusted internal tracking numbers, dates, and revision identifiers to reflect the new SD1 status.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the definition of 'Professional representation' and the section headers, but the legal meaning remains identical.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

Reported from EDU/EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2476) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

upper

Feb 11, 2026

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, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

upper

Feb 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 1:10PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDU/EDT, CPN.

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

4 primary · 1 co-sponsor