# Hawaii SB 3150: RELATING TO HOSTING PLATFORMS.

Hawaii SB 3150, RELATING TO HOSTING PLATFORMS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-02 (Referred to EDT, CPN/WAM.) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB3150-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 3150
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO HOSTING PLATFORMS.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-26
- Last action: 2026-02-02, Referred to EDT, CPN/WAM.
- Sponsor: Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: DoTAX, Hosting Platform, Tax Collection Agent, General Excise Tax, Transient Accommodations Tax, EDT, CPN/WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires hosting platforms that earn service fees for providing booking services for transient accommodations to register with the Department of Taxation as tax collection agents and report, collect, and remit general excise and transient accommodations taxes on behalf of operators.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2026-02-02: Referred to EDT, CPN/WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced. (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3150_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3150_.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/SB3150_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3150_.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-SB3150-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).