Hawaii House Bill 1615 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-26 - Referred to LAT, FIN, referral sheet 2
Pending: House Labor & Tourism Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Adds the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Director of Transportation; Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources; Director of Agriculture; and the Executive Director of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts as nonvoting ex officio members of the Hawaii Tourism Authority board of directors. Clarifies the authority and responsibility of the Hawaii Tourism Authority Board of Directors. Renames the Tourism Marketing Plan to the Tourism Branding Plan. Requires any state or county agency to render services upon request of the Hawaii Tourism Authority. Repeals the Hawaii Tourism Authority Advisory Board.

Relating To The Hawaii Tourism Authority.

Rep. Richard Onishi [D]

Rep. Jackson Sayama [D]

Rep. Gregg Takayama [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-26	House	Referred to LAT, FIN, referral sheet 2
2022-01-21	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2022-01-20	House	Pending introduction.

SB2077 (Same As) 2022-03-24 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Kapela voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ohno excused (1).

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1615&year=2022
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/HB1615_.HTM