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Hawaii 2026

SB 3007

RELATING TO CULTURE AND ARTS.

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Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Appropriation ($), Arts, DBEDT, Establishment, Office of Community Culture, Positions, Reports, and Innovation
Introduced / first action
2026-01-23 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

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)

Sponsors

  • LEE (primary), primary
  • C. (primary), primary

Source-supplied history

Actions

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

    became-law

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

    became-law

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

    receipt

  4. Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

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

    receipt

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

  11. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    receipt

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

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

    receipt

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

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

    introduction, receipt

  24. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

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

    receipt

  26. 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.

    passage

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

  28. Deferred one day 04-14-26.

    deferral

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

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

  32. 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. 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. Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  35. Referred to CAA, FIN, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

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

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

    introduction, receipt

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

  40. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

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

    deferral

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

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

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

    reading-2, referral-committee

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

    deferral

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

  49. Referred to WLA, WAM.

    referral-committee

  50. Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  51. Introduced.

    introduction

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