Skip to main content
Independent and nonpartisan. SaveYourState is a civic information resource. It is not a government website and is not affiliated with any government agency, party, or campaign.

Hawaii · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 891: RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 891 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii Senate on January 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Primary sponsor: Dru Kanuha (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 21, 2025): Reported from ECD/TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1496) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Establishes a Tourism and Gaming Working Group within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dru KanuhaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate3

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Reported from ECD/TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1496) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
  2. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Belatti, Lowen, Templo voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Grandinetti, Hussey, Marten, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Perruso, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (11) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
  3. The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Holt, Tam, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Templo, Matsumoto; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Hussey; and Excused: none.
  4. The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Holt, Ilagan, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Templo, Matsumoto; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Hussey; and Excused: none.
  5. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD/TOU on Wednesday, 03-19-25 10:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  6. Pass First Reading
  7. Referred to ECD/TOU, FIN, referral sheet 19
  8. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Rhoads. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
  9. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 216) in amended form (SD 2).
  10. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Lee, C..
  11. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1039) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
  12. One Day Notice 03-04-25.

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source