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SB2187Introduced in the Senate

Relating To The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism.

IntroducedSenate Ways and Means

Introduced by Stanley Chang, District 9

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Renames the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism as the Department of Housing, Economic Development, and Tourism. Effective 7/1/2060. (SD1)

Where it stands

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

February 17, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Economic Development and Technology: Passed, With Amendments · February 10, 2026

4

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

5 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Lynn Decoite7Yes
Carol Fukunaga11Absent
Donna Kim14Yes
Glenn Wakai15Yes
Kurt Fevella20Yes

Bill history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to EDT/HOU, WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on EDT/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-26 1:01PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

  6. The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  7. Reported from EDT/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2304) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  8. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

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