SB 2627 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM.

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Tags: Economic Development

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Feb 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB2627 → SB2627_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was revised to explicitly exempt the Hawaii Tourism Authority from competitive bidding requirements for sports projects, events, and marketing activities. This change aims to allow the authority to act quickly to secure time-sensitive sponsorships and partnerships without being delayed by standard procurement processes.

Scope change

The bill now specifically targets the Hawaii Tourism Authority and exempts it from the Hawaii Public Procurement Code for sports and marketing contracts, whereas the original version only stated a general purpose.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a specific exemption for the Hawaii Tourism Authority from competitive bidding laws for sports projects, events, and marketing activities.

REQUIREMENT

Replaced a generic statement of purpose with detailed findings explaining that standard procurement delays cause missed opportunities for time-sensitive sports and marketing deals.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill metadata, including the author name, version number, and effective dates.

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How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referred to WAM.

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from EDT/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2687) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 19, 2026

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, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Hashimoto, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDT/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-19-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Committee

Re-Referred to EDT/GVO, WAM.

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to EDT.

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2240) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to EDT.

upper

Feb 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

upper

Feb 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDT will hold a public decision making on 02-10-26 1:10PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDT.

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors