2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
HB1308: Relating To Sports Wagering.
Legislative Summary
Allows for the regulation of sports wagering by the Department of Law Enforcement. Establishes licensing requirements for sports wagering operators and sports wagering suppliers. Establishes a general excise tax to be levied on sports wagering operator licenses. Establishes the Problem Gambling Prevention and Treatment Special Fund to be administered and expended by the Department of Health. Specifies that legal sports wagering and fantasy sports contests shall not be considered contests of chance or gambling. Authorizes DLE to perform criminal history record checks on applicants and licensees relating to sports wagering. (SD2)
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Bill History
1/22/2025
Pending introduction.
House of Representatives
1/23/2025
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Referred to ECD, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
1/31/2025
The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Matsumoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Templo.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 169) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Kahaloa, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem; 4 Noes: Representative(s) Perruso, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 791) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Lamosao, Matsumoto, Tam voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Belatti, Garcia, Grandinetti, Kapela, Marten, Muraoka, Perruso, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Takayama voting no (12) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Holt, Kitagawa, Lee, M., Morikawa; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Templo; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Grandinetti, Alcos, Reyes Oda; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1167) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Chun, Hussey, Lamosao voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Belatti, Garcia, Garrett, Grandinetti, Iwamoto, Marten, Matayoshi, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Perruso, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Takayama, Templo voting no (15) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 355).
Senate
3/6/2025
Passed First Reading.
Senate
3/6/2025
Referred to EDT, WAM.
Senate
3/6/2025
The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
Senate
3/7/2025
The committee(s) on EDT deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 03-11-25 1:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
Senate
3/7/2025
Re-Referred to EDT/CPN, WAM.
Senate
3/10/2025
The committee(s) on EDT/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 1:02PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
Senate
3/13/2025
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, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kim ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
3/13/2025
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Richards ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.
Senate
3/21/2025
Reported from EDT/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1328) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Senate
3/21/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Senate
3/27/2025
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Senate
4/2/2025
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Aquino, Elefante, Kidani, Kim ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Moriwaki, Inouye; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
4/4/2025
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1820) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Senate
4/4/2025
48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.
Senate
4/8/2025
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 15; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Aquino, Chang, Kim, Richards. Noes, 10 (Senator(s) DeCorte, Elefante, Fevella, Fukunaga, Gabbard, Ihara, Inouye, Kidani, Moriwaki, Rhoads). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Senate
4/8/2025
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 758) in amended form (SD 2).
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).
Senate
4/22/2025
Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Keohokalole, Kanuha Co-Chairs.
Senate
4/22/2025
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862).
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Tarnas, Holt Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 812).
Senate
4/24/2025
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-25-25 12:30PM in conference room 411.
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments
4/2/2025
11
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments
3/13/2025
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Economic Development and Technology: Passed, With Amendments
3/13/2025
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
