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HB1463 • 2026

RELATING TO A STATE LOTTERY.

RELATING TO A STATE LOTTERY.

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Sponsor
KILA, KAHALOA, LAMOSAO, MORIKAWA
Last action
2025-12-08
Official status
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on the timeline for completing the study or exact community benefits.

Study for State Lottery

This bill requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to conduct a feasibility study on establishing a state lottery in Hawaii.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT) to do a feasibility study on starting a state lottery in Hawaii.
  • The study must look at how much money a lottery would make or lose for the state, including costs to set it up.
  • The study also needs to find out what community benefits might come from having a state lottery.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT) will have to do this study.
  • Hawaii's government could use the results of the study when deciding whether to start a state lottery.

Terms To Know

Feasibility Study
A detailed look at how practical or possible something is, like starting a new program or project.
Fiscal Impact
How much money a decision will make or lose for the government.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify when exactly the study must be completed.
  • It is unclear what specific community benefits might come from having a state lottery.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  2. 2025-01-27 H

    Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 4

  3. 2025-01-23 H

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO A STATE LOTTERY.
State Lottery; DBEDT; Study
Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to conduct a feasibility study for the establishment of a state lottery.

Current Bill Text

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HB1463

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1463

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to A state lottery
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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(a)
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The department of business, economic
development, and tourism shall conduct a feasibility study for the
establishment of a state lottery.

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(b)
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The study shall examine the:

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(1)
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Fiscal impact of establishing a state lottery,
including estimated revenue and costs associated with implementation; and

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(2)
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Potential community benefits associated with
establishing a state lottery.

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(c)
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The department of
business, economic development, and tourism shall submit a report of its
findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the
legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular
session of
2026.

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SECTION 2.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

State
Lottery; DBEDT; Study

Description:

Requires
the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to conduct a
feasibility study for the establishment of a state lottery.

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