The People's Ledger
← All Hawaii bills

SB3007Introduced in the Senate

Relating To Culture And Arts.

Passed

Introduced by Chris Lee, District 25

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

Writing a plain-English summary of this bill… this can take a few seconds the first time.

Official 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)

Where it stands

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

June 26, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments · May 1, 2026

3

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

3 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Lorraine Inouye1Yes
Rachele Fernandez Lamosao19Yes
Chris Lee25Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to WLA, WAM.

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

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

  6. 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.

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

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

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

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

  11. 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.

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

  13. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  14. 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.

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

  16. Pass First Reading

  17. Referred to CAA, FIN, referral sheet 17

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

  19. 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.

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

  21. 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).

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

  23. 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.

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

  25. Deferred one day 04-14-26.

  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.

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

  28. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  39. 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.

  40. 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.

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

  42. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

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

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

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

  46. 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).

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

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

  49. Enrolled to Governor.

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

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

Verify the information

Our commitment to neutrality

We provide factual information only. We never tell you which politicians or bills to support, and we do not rank, score, or endorse anyone.