HB 973 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS.

Summary

Requires transient accommodations brokers and any other persons or entities to offer, list, advertise, or display a transient accommodations rental rate that includes all resort fees required for the furnishing of transient accommodations. Requires transient accommodations brokers and any other persons or entities to include all applicable taxes and fees imposed by a government on the stay in the total price to be paid before the consumer reserves the furnishing of transient accommodations. Establishes penalties. Effective 1/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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HB973 → HB973_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to clarify that the mandatory 'rental rate' must include resort fees but exclude government taxes, ensuring consumers see the full cost before booking. The effective date was drastically changed from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 3000, likely as a placeholder or error during the drafting process. Additionally, the penalty clause was slightly expanded to cover violations related to the 'total price' display, not just the rental rate.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'transient accommodations rental rate' was updated to explicitly include resort fees while excluding government-imposed taxes and fees.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement to display the total price was clarified to apply to violations involving both the rental rate and the total price to be paid.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 3000.

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Committee

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 128) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Holt, Hussey, Ilagan, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to TOU, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

13 primary · 0 co-sponsors