# Hawaii SB 3019: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.

Hawaii SB 3019, RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Chris Lee (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-24 (Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1354-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 3019
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-03-24, Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1354-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- Sponsor: Chris Lee (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: DCCA, Event Ticket Sales Practices, Ticket Scalping, Prohibited, Rules, CAA, CPC
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (88 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Prohibits the sale of tickets at a price at least ten per cent more than the primary sale price charged by the primary venue ticket provider for events held in the State. Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules to impose fines for any violations. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chris Lee (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: C.

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-24 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC... | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-03-24: Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1354-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. (House)
- 2026-03-24: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2). (House)
- 2026-03-18: The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Lee, M., Sayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong, Garrett, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-03-12: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to CAA, CPC, referral sheet 17 (House)
- 2026-03-12: Bill scheduled to be heard by CAA on Wednesday, 03-18-26 10:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-10: 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. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 343) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3008) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26. (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Re-Referred to WLA, CPN. (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2608) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang. (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 1:01PM; CR 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Re-Referred to WLA, CPN/JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Referred to EDT, CPN/JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Introduced. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3019_HD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3019_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3019_.PDF)
- SB3019_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3019_HD1_.HTM)
- SB3019_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3019_SD1_.HTM)
- SB3019_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3019_SD2_.HTM)

## 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
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3019_HD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3019_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3019_.PDF)
- [SB3019_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3019_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB3019_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3019_SD1_.HTM)
- [SB3019_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3019_SD2_.HTM)

## 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-SB3019-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).