HB 2765 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO SPORTS WAGERING.

Summary

Allows for the regulation of sports wagering by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Establishes licensing requirements for sports wagering operators and sports wagering suppliers. Creates a Sports Wagering Special Fund. Specifies that sports wagering shall not be considered games of chance or gambling. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Feb 2024

House Passage

Feb 2024

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 24, 2024 Last action Feb 8, 2024

Floor votes · House Feb 8, 2024

How they voted

37–10

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 51

Feb 8, 2024

D Democratic44

34 Yea 7 Nay 3

77% Yea

R Republican7

3 Yea 3 Nay 1

42% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 8, 2024

Committee

Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 217-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC/JHA.

lower

Feb 8, 2024

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (37-10-4)

house

Feb 7, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Holt, Lamosao, Kong, Nakamura; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hussey-Burdick; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Quinlan, Pierick; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) La Chica.

lower

Jan 26, 2024

Committee

Referred to ECD, CPC/JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 24, 2024

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors