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SCR99Introduced in the Senate

Convening A Working Group To Establish A Nonprofit Organization Recognized By The State To Support Arts And Culture Engagement And Related Initiatives.

Passed

Introduced by Chris Lee, District 25

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Official description

Convening A Working Group To Establish A Nonprofit Organization Recognized By The State To Support Arts And Culture Engagement And Related Initiatives.

Where it stands

Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-19-26.

May 19, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, With Amendments · April 8, 2026

5

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

5 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
Stanley Chang9Yes
Rachele Fernandez Lamosao19Yes
Samantha DeCorte22Yes
Chris Lee25Yes

Bill history

  1. Offered.

  2. Referred to WLA.

  3. The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 04-08-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  4. 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.

  5. Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3590) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

  6. One Day Notice 04-09-26.

  7. Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.

  8. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 472) in amended form (SD 1).

  9. Referred to CAA, FIN, referral sheet 28

  10. Resolution scheduled to be heard by CAA on Friday, 04-17-26 11:00AM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

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

  12. Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2208-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  13. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (6) and Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Woodson excused (3).

  14. Re-referred to CAA, referral sheet 34

  15. Reconsideration of action taken on 04-20-26.

  16. Adopted with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Todd excused (1).

  17. Transmitted to Senate.

  18. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 855).

  19. Resolution adopted in final form.

  20. Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-19-26.

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