SB 2131: HTA; Tourism; Functional Plan
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2026-01-15
Current Status:
Failed
(2026-01-22: Referred to EDT, WAM.)
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What does this bill do?
The bill changes rules for the Hawaii Tourism Authority by making updates to the Tourism Functional Plan dependent on available funding and requiring the Governor to send any approved updated plan to the Legislature before the next regular session after the update (replacing a fixed 2025 deadline).
The summary is provided by generative AI which can make mistakes. For original language, please view the details in the table below.
Subjects the Hawaii Tourism Authority's updating of the Tourism Functional Plan to availability of funding. Requires the Governor to submit an approved updated plan to the Legislature before the Regular Session following an update, rather than before the Regular Session of 2025.
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THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO TOURISM.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
"SECTION 3. Once the Hawaii tourism authority prepares
and submits an updated tourism functional plan pursuant to this Act and section
226‑56, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the governor shall transmit the approved
tourism functional plan to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the
convening of the subsequent regular session [of 2025.];
provided that the preparation of the updated tourism functional plan shall be
subject to the availability of funding."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
HTA; Tourism; Functional Plan
Description:
Subjects the Hawaii Tourism Authority's updating of the Tourism Functional Plan to availability of funding. Requires the Governor to submit an approved updated plan to the Legislature before the Regular Session following an update, rather than before the Regular Session of 2025.
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| Jan 22, 2026 | Referred to EDT, WAM. |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Introduced and passed First Reading. |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Pending Introduction. |
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