--- type: "Bill" title: "RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY." description: "Designates June 21 of each year as International Yoga Day. (SD1)" jurisdiction: "us/states/hi" legislature: "Hawaii Legislature" session: "2019 Regular Session" identifier: "HB 349" citation: "Hawaii HB 349 (2019 Regular Session)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["International Yoga Day"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["NISHIMOTO", "SAIKI"] version_count: 1 action_count: 35 vote_count: 3 first_action: "2019-01-18" last_action: "2019-06-25" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2fc7a8b5-a90c-4963-a667-30bb171b4286" source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=349&year=2019" source_hash: "a7c03c223dbf70009955a6c18b97d9534ab44b47a028d42e6f3f14f00c792a9b" 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 HB 349 (2019 Regular Session) — RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY. Designates June 21 of each year as International Yoga Day. (SD1) ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **HB349** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/HB349_.HTM) ## Votes - The committee(s) on LCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper - The committees on TIA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **8–0** (pass) · lower - The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **9–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - NISHIMOTO — primary (person) - SAIKI — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2019-01-18** Pending introduction. - **2019-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1` - **2019-01-22** Referred to TIA, JUD, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee` - **2019-02-01** Bill scheduled to be heard by TIA on Thursday, 02-07-19 9:00AM in House conference room 312. - **2019-02-07** The committees on TIA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Onishi, Holt, Cabanilla Arakawa, Cachola, Creagan, DeCoite, Perruso, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2019-02-13** Reported from TIA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 350), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD. - **2019-02-13** Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt, McDermott, Mizuno, Nakamura, Ward excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee` - **2019-02-15** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Tuesday, 02-19-19 2:05PM in House conference room 325. - **2019-02-19** The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-20-19. - **2019-02-19** Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-20-19 2:00PM in conference room 325. - **2019-02-20** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, Lowen, Morikawa, Say, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) McKelvey, Yamane. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2019-02-28** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 883), recommending passage on Third Reading. - **2019-02-28** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Quinlan voting no (1) and Representative(s) DeCoite excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage` - **2019-03-01** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 35). `introduction` - **2019-03-01** Passed First Reading. `reading-1` - **2019-03-05** Referred to LCA. `referral-committee` - **2019-03-25** The committee(s) on LCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-28-19 2:45PM in conference room 224. - **2019-03-28** 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` - **2019-04-03** Reported from LCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1783) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. - **2019-04-03** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). - **2019-04-03** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-05-19. - **2019-04-05** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage` - **2019-04-05** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 670) in amended form (SD 1). - **2019-04-09** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). - **2019-04-11** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 719). - **2019-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Taniguchi Chair; Gabbard, Fevella. - **2019-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 919). - **2019-04-26** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-09-19. - **2019-04-30** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 879). - **2019-04-30** House agrees to Senate amendment(s). - **2019-04-30** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). - **2019-05-02** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 882). - **2019-05-01** Transmitted to Governor. - **2019-06-25** Act 102, on 06/21/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1204). `executive-signature` - **2019-06-25** Act 102, 06/21/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1204). `executive-signature` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2fc7a8b5-a90c-4963-a667-30bb171b4286`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).