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HI SB 3007

enacted

RELATING TO CULTURE AND ARTS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 3007 pass?

Yes. HI SB 3007 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-26): Act 174, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1276).

What is HI SB 3007 about?

Establishes the Office of Community Culture, Arts, and Innovation within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for administrative purposes only. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for an Executive Director position and Specialist position within the Office of Community Culture, Arts, and Innovation. Establishes the Community and Cultural Partnership Program. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 3007?

LEE, C. are the primary sponsors of HI SB 3007.

Description

Establishes the Office of Community Culture, Arts, and Innovation within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for administrative purposes only. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for an Executive Director position and Specialist position within the Office of Community Culture, Arts, and Innovation. Establishes the Community and Cultural Partnership Program. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-06-26 — Act 174, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1276).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • LEEprimary
  • C.primary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-26

    Act 174, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1276).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-26

    Act 174, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1276).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

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

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  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; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting no (6) and Representative(s) Alcos excused (1).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

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

    receipt

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-05-01

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Hartsfield; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 212-26).

  11. 2026-05-01

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

  12. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 212-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  13. 2026-05-01

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

  14. 2026-04-30

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 229.

  15. 2026-04-29

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

  16. 2026-04-28

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

  17. 2026-04-27

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

  18. 2026-04-24

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

  19. 2026-04-22

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-21

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

  21. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).

    receipt

  22. 2026-04-21

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

  23. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 726).

    introduction,receipt

  24. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  25. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  26. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (8) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

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  27. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2042-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  28. 2026-04-10

    Deferred one day 04-14-26.

    deferral

  29. 2026-04-07

    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, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  31. 2026-03-24

    Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1353-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  32. 2026-03-24

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  33. 2026-03-18

    The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Garrett, Lee, M., Sayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

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  35. 2026-03-12

    Referred to CAA, FIN, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  36. 2026-03-12

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CAA on Wednesday, 03-18-26 10:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  37. 2026-03-10

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  38. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 339) in amended form (SD 2).

    introduction,receipt

  39. 2026-03-06

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3001) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  40. 2026-03-06

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  41. 2026-03-03

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  42. 2026-02-25

    The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  43. 2026-02-23

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:57AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  44. 2026-02-20

    Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2607) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  45. 2026-02-20

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  46. 2026-02-18

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  47. 2026-02-13

    The committee(s) on WLA deferred the measure until 02-18-26 1:02PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  48. 2026-02-10

    The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 1:01PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

  49. 2026-01-30

    Referred to WLA, WAM.

    referral-committee

  50. 2026-01-26

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  51. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-18 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Chang: not voting

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

    2026-03-03 · pass · 12-0

    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: not voting

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0

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

    2026-03-18 · pass · 5-1

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Kapela: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Reyes Oda: no

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

    2026-04-07 · 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
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Alcos: yes

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

    2026-05-01 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Kapela: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Alcos: yes

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

    2026-05-01 · pass · 3-0

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

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