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HI HB 1815

enacted

RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1815 pass?

Yes. HI HB 1815 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-09): Act 122, 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1222).

What is HI HB 1815 about?

Part I: Explicitly applies existing grant standards to Performing Arts Grants Program grants under the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Part II: Transfers the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission from the Department of Accounting and General Services to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Transfers certain authority and responsibilities held by the Comptroller regarding the Works of Art Special Fund to the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1815?

KAPELA is the primary sponsor of HI HB 1815.

Description

Part I: Explicitly applies existing grant standards to Performing Arts Grants Program grants under the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Part II: Transfers the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission from the Department of Accounting and General Services to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Transfers certain authority and responsibilities held by the Comptroller regarding the Works of Art Special Fund to the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-06-09 — Act 122, 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1222).
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KAPELAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-09

    Act 122, 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1222).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-09

    Act 122, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1222).

    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 1). 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 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto 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

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 113-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  9. 2026-05-01

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

  10. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 113-26).

  11. 2026-05-01

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  12. 2026-04-30

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Quinlan, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-04-30

    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) Lee, C., Inouye, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-04-29

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 10:30AM in conference room 229.

  15. 2026-04-28

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 10:30AM in conference room 229.

  16. 2026-04-27

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 10:30AM in conference room 229.

  17. 2026-04-24

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 10:30AM in conference room 229.

  18. 2026-04-21

    House Conferees Changed: Representative Keohokapu-Lee Loy added as Co-Chair. Representative Quinlan added as Conferee. Representative Hartsfield discharged as Co-Chair.

  19. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 801).

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Inouye Co-Chair; DeCorte.

  21. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717).

    receipt

  22. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Kapela, Hartsfield Co-Chairs; Alcos.

  23. 2026-04-20

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

    receipt

  24. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).

    receipt

  25. 2026-04-14

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  26. 2026-04-10

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  27. 2026-04-10

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 530) in amended form (SD 1).

  28. 2026-04-09

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3646) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  29. 2026-04-09

    One Day Notice 04-10-26.

  30. 2026-04-08

    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, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2026-04-06

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  32. 2026-03-30

    Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3245) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  33. 2026-03-30

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  34. 2026-03-16

    The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2026-03-12

    The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  36. 2026-03-10

    Referred to WLA, WAM.

    referral-committee

  37. 2026-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 52).

    introduction,receipt

  38. 2026-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  39. 2026-03-05

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 767-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  40. 2026-03-05

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  41. 2026-02-26

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  42. 2026-02-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  43. 2026-02-06

    Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 34-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  44. 2026-02-06

    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 none excused (0).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  45. 2026-02-04

    The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Lee, M., Sayama, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  46. 2026-01-30

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CAA on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  47. 2026-01-26

    Referred to CAA, FIN, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  48. 2026-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  49. 2026-01-22

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-04 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

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

    2026-02-26 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

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

    2026-03-16 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • DeCorte: yes

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

    2026-04-08 · pass · 13-0

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

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-04-10 · pass · 25-0

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

    2026-04-30 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • DeCorte: yes

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

    2026-04-30 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Kapela: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Quinlan: yes
    • Alcos: yes

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