republic-os/legislation/us/states/hi/2026/sb-2835.md

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Bill	RELATING TO LIQUOR.	Part I: Clarifies that class 10 special licenses may be granted for a period not to exceed three days per application. In counties with fewer than two hundred thousand residents but more than one hundred thousand residents, amends application requirements for class 10 special licenses, including requirements related to electronic submission, naming, and single applications for certain adjacent parcels of land, and prohibits the conditional acceptance of applications based on certain factors. Part II: Increases the maximum percentage of fines assessed by county liquor commissions that may be used to fund public liquor-related educational or enforcement programs. (CD1)	us/states/hi	Hawaii Legislature	2026	SB 2835	Hawaii SB 2835 (2026)	bill	Class 10 Special License Educational and Enforcement Programs Fines Intoxicating Liquor Liquor Commission Liquor License	enacted	DECOITE HASHIMOTO MCKELVEY	5	46	8	2026-01-23	2026-06-09	openstates	ocd-bill/5538a0ef-7b41-4e78-b949-1a4df8060071	https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2835&year=2026	84ff7ba1d6e3736ccb2c695e90292fcca12e36c5836048c958a73b97f0b399cc	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-hi

Hawaii SB 2835 (2026) — RELATING TO LIQUOR.

Part I: Clarifies that class 10 special licenses may be granted for a period not to exceed three days per application. In counties with fewer than two hundred thousand residents but more than one hundred thousand residents, amends application requirements for class 10 special licenses, including requirements related to electronic submission, naming, and single applications for certain adjacent parcels of land, and prohibits the conditional acceptance of applications based on certain factors. Part II: Increases the maximum percentage of fines assessed by county liquor commissions that may be used to fund public liquor-related educational or enforcement programs. (CD1)

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. SB2835 (committee substitute) — source
2. SB2835_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
3. SB2835_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
4. SB2835_HD2 (committee substitute) — source
5. SB2835_SD1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 4–0 (pass) · upper
• The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
• The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
• The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 6–0 (pass) · lower
• Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). — 24–0 (pass) · upper
• The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 3–0 (pass) · upper
• Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). — 25–0 (pass) · upper
• The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 3–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• DECOITE — primary (person)
• HASHIMOTO — primary (person)
• MCKELVEY — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2026-06-09 Act 106, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1206). became-law
• 2026-06-09 Act 106, 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1206). became-law
• 2026-05-07 Enrolled to Governor. executive-receipt
• 2026-05-08 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). receipt
• 2026-05-06 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka voting no (1) and none excused (0). passage
• 2026-05-05 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814). receipt
• 2026-05-01 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). passage
• 2026-05-01 Deferred one day 05-06-26. deferral
• 2026-04-29 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.
• 2026-04-29 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 35-26) as amended in (CD 1).
• 2026-04-29 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26.
• 2026-04-29 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 35-26).
• 2026-04-27 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Matayoshi, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Gedeon.
• 2026-04-27 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Rhoads, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-04-23 Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 325.
• 2026-04-21 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718). receipt
• 2026-04-21 Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Keohokalole.
• 2026-04-20 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787). receipt
• 2026-04-20 House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Matayoshi Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon.
• 2026-04-10 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564). receipt
• 2026-04-10 Senate disagrees with House amendments. amendment-failure
• 2026-04-10 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 522). introduction, receipt
• 2026-04-09 Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. passage
• 2026-04-07 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 04-09-26.
• 2026-04-07 Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1814-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
• 2026-04-01 The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-03-30 Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 04-01-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• 2026-03-25 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Matsumoto, Perruso excused (2). reading-2, referral-committee
• 2026-03-25 Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1427-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
• 2026-03-20 The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-03-16 Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 03-20-26 9:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• 2026-03-12 Referred to ECD, CPC, referral sheet 17 referral-committee
• 2026-03-12 Pass First Reading reading-1
• 2026-03-10 Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 307) in amended form (SD 1). introduction, receipt
• 2026-03-10 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
• 2026-03-06 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
• 2026-03-06 Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3016) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
• 2026-03-03 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-02-24 The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
• 2026-02-11 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC. reading-2, referral-committee
• 2026-02-11 Reported from EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2177) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
• 2026-02-03 The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-01-30 The committee(s) on EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 3:01PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.
• 2026-01-30 Referred to EIG, JDC. referral-committee
• 2026-01-26 Passed First Reading. reading-1
• 2026-01-23 Introduced. introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5538a0ef-7b41-4e78-b949-1a4df8060071. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).