HB 1815 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS.

HB 1815 applies the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts' existing grant standards to its Performing Arts Grants Program. This means organizations receiving performing arts funding must now follow the same rules as other grant recipients under the Foundation. The bill directly affects nonprofit arts groups and cultural organizations that apply for these specific grants. It has been recommended for passage by the committee with amendments, but no substantive policy changes beyond standardizing current procedures are introduced. The bill takes effect July 1, 3000 (as stated in the abstract).

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Signed Jun 9, 2026

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HB1815_HD1 → HB1815_SD1 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text was updated from House Draft 1 to Senate Draft 1, primarily reflecting procedural changes and a significant future-dated effective date. The document metadata was updated to reflect the Senate's revision number and author, while the effective date for the new laws was changed from July 1, 3000, to July 13, 2085.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains substantively unchanged; the text describes the same statutory requirements for federal grant compliance and performing arts grants.

TIMELINE

The effective date for the Act was changed from July 1, 3000, to July 13, 2085, indicating a future-dated implementation schedule.

TECHNICAL

Document metadata was updated to reflect the Senate Draft 1 version, including new author names and revision numbers.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

lower

May 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

May 1, 2026

Introduced

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

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May 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

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May 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Apr 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

Apr 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Apr 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

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Apr 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

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Apr 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

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Apr 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 10, 2026

Introduced

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

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Apr 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

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.

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Apr 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

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Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

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Mar 30, 2026

Committee

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

upper

Mar 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

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Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to WLA, WAM.

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Mar 6, 2026

Introduced

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

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Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Committee

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

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to CAA, FIN, referral sheet 1

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Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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Jan 22, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors