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HI HB 1391

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RELATING TO TRADE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1391 pass?

Yes. HI HB 1391 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-26): Act 180, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1282).

What is HI HB 1391 about?

Establishes the Hawaii-Ireland Trade Commission within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for administrative purposes. Requires the Commission to submit annual reports to the Legislature and Governor. Sunsets 6/30/2031. (CD2)

Who sponsors HI HB 1391?

QUINLAN is the primary sponsor of HI HB 1391.

Description

Establishes the Hawaii-Ireland Trade Commission within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for administrative purposes. Requires the Commission to submit annual reports to the Legislature and Governor. Sunsets 6/30/2031. (CD2)

Introduced
2025-01-23
Latest action
2026-06-26 — Act 180, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1282).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • QUINLANprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-26

    Act 180, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1282).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-26

    Act 180, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1282).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-07

    Transmitted to Governor.

  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 2026-05-01

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 411.

  9. 2026-05-01

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 4:31PM in Conference Room 411.

  10. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:37 AM; Conference Room 329.

  11. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 309.

  12. 2026-05-01

    Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Hashimoto added as Co-Chair. Senator Dela Cruz discharged as Co-Chair.

  13. 2026-05-01

    Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 811).

    receipt

  14. 2026-05-01

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Quinlan, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-05-01

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Lee, C., Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 189-26) as amended in (CD 2).

  17. 2026-05-01

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  18. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 2 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 189-26).

  19. 2026-05-01

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 2) 05-06-26

  20. 2026-04-29

    Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Lee, C., Dela Cruz Co-Chairs.

  21. 2026-04-29

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 791).

    receipt

  22. 2026-04-29

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 05-01-26 8:00AM in conference room 411.

  23. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Hussey Co-Chairs; Quinlan, Gedeon.

  24. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

    receipt

  25. 2026-04-17

    Re-Referred to EDT/WLA, WAM.

    referral-committee

  26. 2026-04-02

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    receipt

  27. 2026-04-01

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  28. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  29. 2026-03-20

    Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  30. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  31. 2025-04-30

    Recommitted to Conference Committee.

  32. 2025-04-30

    Recommitted to Conference committee as amended in CD 1 with none voting no and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused.

  33. 2025-04-25

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 11:40 AM; Conference Room 411.

  34. 2025-04-25

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:00 PM; Conference Room 411.

  35. 2025-04-25

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 4:40 PM; Conference Room 411.

  36. 2025-04-25

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:46 PM; Conference Room 225.

  37. 2025-04-25

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Lee, C.; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kim.

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2025-04-25

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Holt, Hussey, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.

    committee-passage-favorable

  39. 2025-04-25

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 221) as amended in (CD 1).

  40. 2025-04-25

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.

  41. 2025-04-25

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 221).

  42. 2025-04-25

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25

  43. 2025-04-24

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 10:00AM in conference room 411.

  44. 2025-04-23

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 3:00PM in conference room 411.

  45. 2025-04-22

    Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Lee, C., Kim Co-Chairs.

  46. 2025-04-22

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862).

    receipt

  47. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

    receipt

  48. 2025-04-14

    House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Holt Co-Chairs; Hussey, Quinlan, Matsumoto.

  49. 2025-04-10

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 621).

    receipt

  50. 2025-04-08

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  51. 2025-04-04

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  52. 2025-04-04

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 588) in amended form (SD 1).

  53. 2025-04-03

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1653) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  54. 2025-04-03

    One Day Notice 04-04-25.

  55. 2025-03-31

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  56. 2025-03-28

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-31-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  57. 2025-03-20

    Reported from EDT/TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1196) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  58. 2025-03-20

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  59. 2025-03-13

    The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Wakai, Kim ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  60. 2025-03-13

    The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  61. 2025-03-10

    The committee(s) on EDT/TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  62. 2025-03-04

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 170).

    introduction,receipt

  63. 2025-03-04

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  64. 2025-03-04

    Referred to EDT/TCA, WAM.

    referral-committee

  65. 2025-02-28

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 908), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  66. 2025-02-28

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  67. 2025-02-24

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

    committee-passage-favorable

  68. 2025-02-21

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  69. 2025-02-10

    Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 298) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  70. 2025-02-10

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Kila, Ward excused (4).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  71. 2025-01-31

    The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Templo.

    committee-passage-favorable

  72. 2025-01-28

    Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  73. 2025-01-27

    Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 4

    referral-committee

  74. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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Votes

  • The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-01-31 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes
    • Templo: not voting

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-02-24 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Ward: not voting

  • The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-13 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Awa: no

  • The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-13 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • DeCorte: no

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-03-31 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Kim: yes

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2025-04-04 · pass · 23-2

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2025-04-25 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes
    • Quinlan: not voting

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-04-25 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Kim: not voting

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Quinlan: yes
    • Gedeon: yes

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes

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