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HB 2618: CLIMATE CHANGE AND TOURISM DESTINATION MANAGEMENT; PROJECTS; EXPENDITURE REQUEST; GOVERNOR

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: House
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-02-19

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-03-02: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gedeon; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Establishes a Green Fee Special Fund to receive an allocation of green fee revenues.  Establishes various special funds to receive allocations of green fee revenues.  Requires the Governor to request, through a bill separate from the budget or supplemental budget, an amount that approximates green fee revenues subtracted from the amounts allocated to the various funds to be expended for certain climate change and tourism destination management projects.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD1)

Discussed in Hearing

House Standing Committee on Finance55SEC
Mar 2, 2026

House Standing Committee on Finance

House Standing Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection9MIN
Feb 12, 2026

House Standing Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection

House Standing Committee on Tourism9MIN
Feb 12, 2026

House Standing Committee on Tourism

House Standing Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection8MIN
Feb 12, 2026

House Standing Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection

House Standing Committee on Tourism8MIN
Feb 12, 2026

House Standing Committee on Tourism

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