Bill Sponsor
Hawaii Senate Bill 2031
Session 2026
Relating To Consumer Protection.
Became Law
Became Law
Became Law on Jul 14, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2031
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Senate Votes (5)
House Votes (2)
Motion Text
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).
Senate Roll Call Votes
Unknown
Senator(s
Didn't Vote
Summary
Makes it an unfair or deceptive act or practice for businesses to: advertise, display, or offer the price of live-ticket events or short-term lodging without clearly and conspicuously disclosing the total price; and misrepresent any fees or charges in any offer, display, or advertisement for the sale of live‑event tickets or short-term lodging. Specifies that any advertisement, display, or offer of short-term lodging or live-event tickets in compliance with the federal Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees are in compliance with this Act. (CD1)
07/14/2026
Senate
Act 254, 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1356).
07/14/2026
House
Act 254, on 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1356).
05/08/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
05/07/2026
Senate
Enrolled to Governor.
05/06/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
05/05/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).
05/01/2026
House
Deferred one day 05-06-26.
05/01/2026
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).
04/29/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 38-26).
04/29/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26.
04/29/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 38-26) as amended in (CD 1).
04/29/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.
04/28/2026
Senate
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
04/28/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/27/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 3:15PM in conference room 224.
04/24/2026
House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 3:15PM in conference room 224.
04/22/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Keohokalole Co-Chair; Fevella.
04/22/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 723).
04/20/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi Chair; Grandinetti, Pierick.
04/20/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).
04/16/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 613).
04/16/2026
Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
04/16/2026
House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
04/14/2026
House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
04/09/2026
House
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1967-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
04/09/2026
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
03/31/2026
House
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen.
03/27/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-31-26 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/12/2026
House
Pass First Reading
03/12/2026
House
Referred to CPC, referral sheet 17
03/10/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
03/10/2026
House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 153) in amended form (SD 2).
03/06/2026
Senate
Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2912) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
03/06/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
02/26/2026
Senate
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, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.
02/20/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-26-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
02/12/2026
Senate
Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2210) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.
02/12/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.
02/03/2026
Senate
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.
01/30/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
01/22/2026
Senate
Referred to EDT, CPN.
01/21/2026
Senate
Introduced and passed First Reading.
01/14/2026
Senate
Pending Introduction.
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Jan 21, 2026 9:00:57 AM
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Jul 15, 2026 6:20:10 AM