---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO FILIPINO VETERANS BURIAL ASSISTANCE."
description: "Appropriates funds for burial grants for qualifying Filipino-American World War II veterans to provide funeral and burial services and transportation of their remains to the Philippines, subject to certain conditions. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 1417"
citation: "Hawaii SB 1417 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Filipino Caucus", "Filipino-American World War II Veterans", "Burial Grants", "Appropriation ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DELA CRUZ", "INOUYE", "KEITH-AGARAN", "KIDANI", "KIM"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd1ca0cd-7f71-4be2-9a49-892e483b533d"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1417&year=2019"
source_hash: "916889b73fe96a3946c70f3062d5e7578f83e89da294c968798edf123b66acd1"
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 1417 (2019 Regular Session) — RELATING TO FILIPINO VETERANS BURIAL ASSISTANCE.

Appropriates funds for burial grants for qualifying Filipino-American World War II veterans to provide funeral and burial services and transportation of their remains to the Philippines, subject to certain conditions. (CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **SB1417** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB1417_.HTM)
2. **SB1417_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB1417_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB1417_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB1417_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB1417_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB1417_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **3–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **2–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committees on PVM recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- DELA CRUZ — primary (person)
- INOUYE — primary (person)
- KEITH-AGARAN — primary (person)
- KIDANI — primary (person)
- KIM — 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 PSM, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-01** The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-19 2:00PM in conference room 229.
- **2019-02-07** The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Wakai, Baker, Harimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-14** Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 344) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2019-02-14** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2019-02-19** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-21-19 10:00AM in conference room 211.
- **2019-02-21** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 4 Excused: Senator(s) English, Harimoto, K. Kahele, Riviere. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-01** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1114) 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. 478) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-07** Referred to PVM, FIN, referral sheet 27 `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-08** Bill scheduled to be heard by PVM on Wednesday, 03-13-19 10:30AM in House conference room 430.
- **2019-03-13** The committees on PVM recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Gates, D. Kobayashi, Kong, Nishimoto, Ohno, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-19** Reported from PVM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1428), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2019-03-19** Passed Second Reading 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`
- **2019-04-02** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-03-19 2:30PM 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, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Nishimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-05** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2158) as amended in HD 1, 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 1 with none 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. 792). `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: Takayama, Cullen Co-Chairs; Aquino, McDermott.
- **2019-04-15** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 809).
- **2019-04-15** Senate Conferees Appointed: Nishihara Chair; Keith-Agaran Co-Chair; Fevella.
- **2019-04-15** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 901).
- **2019-04-22** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-23-19 2:00PM in conference room 016.
- **2019-04-23** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-24-19 2:00PM in conference room 016.
- **2019-04-24** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-19 2:00PM in conference room 016.
- **2019-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Cullen, Aquino; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
- **2019-04-25** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Keith-Agaran; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 117).
- **2019-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-19.
- **2019-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 117) 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 in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused (1).
- **2019-04-30** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **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`
- **2019-06-25** Act 121, on 06/21/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1223). `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-25** Act 121, 06/21/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1223). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd1ca0cd-7f71-4be2-9a49-892e483b533d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).