SB 986 SD1

Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 12, 2025.

Hawaii Tourism Authority; Governor; Tourism Emergency; Tourism Emergency Special Fund; Transient Accommodations Tax Revenues.

Bill ID HI-2026-SB-986
Session 2026
Status in_committee
Committee EDT, WAM
Senate in_committee 2025-02-12
Tax / Budget / Appropriations
Summary

Amends the types of occurrences for which the Hawaii Tourism Authority Board of Directors may request the Governor to declare a tourism emergency. Reduces the minimum balance to be maintained in the Tourism Emergency Special Fund through an allocation of transient accommodations tax revenues. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Sponsor
Lynn DeCoite
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-02-12 Status in_committee
2025-02-12 Latest Action Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
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