# Hawaii HB 2195: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Hawaii HB 2195, RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Darius K. Kila (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-12 (Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 375).); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 2195
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-26
- Last action: 2026-03-12, Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 375).
- Sponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: DOT, TAT, Cruise Ships, Passenger Head Infrastructure Fee, Cruise Ship Special Fund, TRS/EDT, WAM/JDC
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (114 yes, 16 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the Department of Transportation to assess a per passenger head infrastructure fee against cruise ships docking in the State's commercial harbors. Establishes the Cruise Ship Special Fund. Repeals existing law imposing the Transient Accommodations Tax on cruise ships, effective retroactive to 1/1/2026. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 41 | 9 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 14 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on TOU... | pass | 46 | 5 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 1 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-03-12: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 375). (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to TRS/EDT, WAM/JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (9) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1167-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-05: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gedeon; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso. (House)
- 2026-03-03: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 728-26), recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Cochran, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Reyes Oda, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). (House)
- 2026-02-19: The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Ilagan, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey. (House)
- 2026-02-13: Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-12: Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 209-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to TOU. (House)
- 2026-02-12: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on TOU with Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-02-10: The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Muraoka; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-02-06: Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 02-10-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-30: Referred to TRN, TOU, FIN, referral sheet 5 (House)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-26: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2195_HD1_.pdf)
- HB2195_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2195_HD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2195_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2195_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2195_HD1_.pdf)
- [HB2195_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2195_HD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2195_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2195_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2195-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).