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Hawaii 2026

HB 1494

RELATING TO SPORTS FACILITIES.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-12 00:12:40 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Appropriations ($), Department of Accounting and General Services, Stadium Authority, Stadium Development Special Fund
Introduced / first action
2025-01-23 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Requires conditions placed on appropriations to the Stadium Development Special Fund to be met before expenditure. Restricts private donations to the Stadium Authority to use on stadium infrastructure and stadium development costs. Appropriates funds out of the Stadium Development Special Fund, subject to the completion of specific project readiness conditions. Requires certain moneys expended to be from private sources. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Re-Referred to EDT/EDU, WAM.

    referral-committee

  2. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  3. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

    receipt

  4. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  5. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  6. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 773) in amended form (SD 1).

  7. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1797) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  8. One Day Notice 04-08-25.

  9. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  11. Reported from EDT/HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1176) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

    reading-2, referral-committee

  13. The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. The committee(s) on EDT/HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  16. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 378).

    introduction, receipt

  17. Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  18. Referred to EDT/HRE, WAM.

    referral-committee

  19. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Alcos voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Holt, Kong, Shimizu, Tam voting no (5) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  20. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1034) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  21. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

  22. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  24. Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 775) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  25. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Holt voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

    referral-committee

  26. The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Olds; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama.

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. Proposed draft of Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 02-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. Copy of proposed draft available at www.capitol.hawaii.gov.

  28. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 126) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED.

  29. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) La Chica voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  30. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. Referred to WAL, HED, FIN, referral sheet 4

    referral-committee

  32. Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  33. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction, reading-1

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