# Hawaii HB 852: RELATING TO SERVICE CHARGES.

Hawaii HB 852, RELATING TO SERVICE CHARGES., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Garner M. Shimizu (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-12-08 (Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB852-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 852
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO SERVICE CHARGES.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-12-08, Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Sponsor: Garner M. Shimizu (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Restaurants, Mandatory Gratuity Service Charge, Party Size, Limit, Notification, CPC
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Prohibits restaurants from imposing a mandatory gratuity service charge for the sale of food or beverage services unless the party includes ten or more customers, the service charge does not exceed eighteen per cent, and the customer is notified of the service charge.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Garner M. Shimizu (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to CPC, referral sheet 3 (House)
- 2025-01-21: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB852_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB852_.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB852_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB852_.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [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 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 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB852-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).