SB 1589 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE STADIUM DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL FUND.

Summary
Requires gifts or grants from a private source deposited into the Stadium Development Special Fund to be used only for infrastructure related to the stadium and costs associated with the development of the stadium. Requires any unexpended and unencumbered funds in the Stadium Development Special Fund to immediately lapse to the general fund if the NASED project is terminated. Appropriates funds out of the Stadium Development Special Fund with certain conditions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Apr 22, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill revision adds new conditions for spending funds from the stadium development special fund, requiring the legislature to approve specific project readiness milestones before any money can be spent. It also clarifies that private donations must be used only for stadium infrastructure and development costs, and establishes that unspent funds must return to the general fund if the project is terminated.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include explicit legislative oversight conditions for fund expenditures and clearer restrictions on how private donations can be utilized.
REQUIREMENT

New requirement that the legislature must approve specific project readiness conditions before any appropriated funds can be spent from the stadium development special fund.

New provision requiring that all unexpended and unencumbered funds in the special fund must immediately return to the general fund if the stadium project is terminated.

FISCAL

Clarified that private gifts or grants can only be used for stadium infrastructure and development costs, excluding other potential uses.

TIMELINE

Added a new effective date of July 1, 2050, and included a savings clause protecting rights and penalties that matured before the bill's effective date.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

140
Passed
Total votes 14
Feb 27, 2025
D Democratic13
13 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican1
1 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
11
Committee
11
Amendments
3
Apr 10, 2025
Amended
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 699).
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1290) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 19
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 394) in amended form (SD 3).
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Lee, C.). Transmitted to House.
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Report filed.
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Separated Committee Report.
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 3).
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Floor Amendment No. 4 offered.
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (14-0)
senate
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 660) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to EDT, WAM.
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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Photo of Glenn Wakai
Glenn Wakai
DDemocratic
HI
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