---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION."
description: "Establishes a historic preservation income tax credit. Repeals on 12/31/2024. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 1394"
citation: "Hawaii SB 1394 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Historic Preservation", "Rehabilitation", "Tax Credit ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MORIWAKI", "Nishihara", "S. CHANG", "Shimabukuro", "Taniguchi"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b042807-6ee3-404c-ac0e-3fde2eefdc9f"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1394&year=2019"
source_hash: "dd009d58e40fcd96b839f44a5159fb07b5a10b3a3665e73b3f0d296c0b898cfb"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii SB 1394 (2019 Regular Session) — RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

Establishes a historic preservation income tax credit. Repeals on 12/31/2024. (CD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB1394** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB1394_.HTM)
2. **SB1394_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB1394_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB1394_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB1394_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB1394_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB1394_HD2_.HTM)
5. **SB1394_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB1394_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee(s) on LCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- The committees on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- MORIWAKI — primary (person)
- Nishihara — primary (person)
- S. CHANG — primary (person)
- Shimabukuro — primary (person)
- Taniguchi — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-24** Introduced. `introduction`
- **2019-01-24** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2019-01-28** Referred to LCA, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-08** The committee(s) on LCA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-19 3:30PM in conference room 224.
- **2019-02-12** The committee on LCA deferred the measure.
- **2019-02-13** The committee(s) on LCA will hold a public decision making on 02-14-19 3:05PM in conference room 224.
- **2019-02-14** The committee(s) on LCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Ihara, S. Chang, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-15** Reported from LCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 645) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2019-02-15** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2019-02-15** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-19 9:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2019-02-19** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Taniguchi. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-01** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1129) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2019-03-01** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-19.
- **2019-03-05** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2019-03-05** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 470) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-07** Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 27 `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-08** Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Tuesday, 03-12-19 9:30AM in House conference room 423.
- **2019-03-12** The committees on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Brower, Cullen, Hashem, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Hashimoto; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Aquino, Woodson. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-19** Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1415) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2019-03-19** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Quinlan, Yamane excused (3). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-01** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-03-19 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2019-04-03** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Gates, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Nakamura, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Eli, Hashimoto, Matayoshi; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Nishimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-05** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2171) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-05** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-09-19.
- **2019-04-09** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Har, Hashimoto, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Matsumoto, Okimoto, San Buenaventura, Thielen voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2019-04-11** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 789). `introduction`
- **2019-04-11** Senate disagrees with House amendments.
- **2019-04-11** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 893).
- **2019-04-15** House Conferees Appointed: Brower, Matayoshi Co-Chairs; Hashem, McDermott.
- **2019-04-15** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 809).
- **2019-04-23** Senate Conferees Appointed: Taniguchi Chair; Moriwaki Co-Chair; Fevella.
- **2019-04-23** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 954).
- **2019-04-24** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-19 1:07PM in conference room 423.
- **2019-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-19 1:25PM in conference room 423.
- **2019-04-26** 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) Taniguchi, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Brower, Matayoshi, Hashem, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2019-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 190).
- **2019-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-19.
- **2019-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 190) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2019-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-30-19.
- **2019-04-30** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) J.Keohokalole . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2019-04-30** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) DeCoite, Har, Kong, Tokioka voting no (4) and none excused (0).
- **2019-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 968).
- **2019-05-02** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 883).
- **2019-05-06** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-09** Act 267, on 07/08/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1369). `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-09** Act 267, 07/08/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1369). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0b042807-6ee3-404c-ac0e-3fde2eefdc9f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).