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Bill	RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS.	Part I: Explicitly applies existing grant standards to Performing Arts Grants Program grants under the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Part II: Transfers the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission from the Department of Accounting and General Services to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Transfers certain authority and responsibilities held by the Comptroller regarding the Works of Art Special Fund to the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. (CD1)	us/states/hi	Hawaii Legislature	2026	HB 1815	Hawaii HB 1815 (2026)	bill	Comptroller DAGS DBEDT Grants King Kamehameha Celebration Commission Performing Arts Grants Program Positions SFCA Transfer Works of Art Special Fund	enacted	KAPELA	4	49	7	2026-01-22	2026-06-09	openstates	ocd-bill/4e903f4a-473b-4253-9aee-1bd08c9c9999	https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1815&year=2026	15238078b794c2d810d782cdc99c9ac7b655193f0725e1dcff1359ea595c968b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-hi

Hawaii HB 1815 (2026) — RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS.

Part I: Explicitly applies existing grant standards to Performing Arts Grants Program grants under the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Part II: Transfers the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission from the Department of Accounting and General Services to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Transfers certain authority and responsibilities held by the Comptroller regarding the Works of Art Special Fund to the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. (CD1)

Version chain

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

1. HB1815 (committee substitute) — source
2. HB1815_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
3. HB1815_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
4. HB1815_SD1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 3–0 (pass) · upper
• Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. — 25–0 (pass) · upper
• The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
• The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 4–0 (pass) · lower
• The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 13–0 (pass) · upper
• The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
• The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 6–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• KAPELA — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-06-09 Act 122, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1222). became-law
• 2026-06-09 Act 122, 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1222). became-law
• 2026-05-07 Transmitted to Governor.
• 2026-05-08 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). receipt
• 2026-05-06 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). receipt
• 2026-05-06 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). passage
• 2026-05-06 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. passage
• 2026-05-01 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
• 2026-05-01 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 113-26).
• 2026-05-01 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
• 2026-05-01 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 113-26) as amended in (CD 1).
• 2026-04-30 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, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-04-30 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Quinlan, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
• 2026-04-29 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 10:30AM in conference room 229.
• 2026-04-28 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 10:30AM in conference room 229.
• 2026-04-27 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 10:30AM in conference room 229.
• 2026-04-24 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 10:30AM in conference room 229.
• 2026-04-21 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717). receipt
• 2026-04-21 Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Inouye Co-Chair; DeCorte.
• 2026-04-21 Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 801). receipt
• 2026-04-21 House Conferees Changed: Representative Keohokapu-Lee Loy added as Co-Chair. Representative Quinlan added as Conferee. Representative Hartsfield discharged as Co-Chair.
• 2026-04-20 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). receipt
• 2026-04-20 House Conferees Appointed: Kapela, Hartsfield Co-Chairs; Alcos.
• 2026-04-16 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599). receipt
• 2026-04-14 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
• 2026-04-10 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 530) in amended form (SD 1).
• 2026-04-10 Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
• 2026-04-09 One Day Notice 04-10-26.
• 2026-04-09 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3646) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
• 2026-04-08 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-04-06 The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
• 2026-03-30 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. reading-2, referral-committee
• 2026-03-30 Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3245) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
• 2026-03-16 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. committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-03-12 The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
• 2026-03-10 Referred to WLA, WAM. referral-committee
• 2026-03-06 Passed First Reading. reading-1
• 2026-03-06 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 52). introduction, receipt
• 2026-03-05 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. passage
• 2026-03-05 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 767-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
• 2026-02-26 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, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-02-24 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• 2026-02-06 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 none excused (0). reading-2, referral-committee
• 2026-02-06 Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 34-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
• 2026-02-04 The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Lee, M., Sayama, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-01-30 Bill scheduled to be heard by CAA on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• 2026-01-26 Referred to CAA, FIN, referral sheet 1 referral-committee
• 2026-01-23 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
• 2026-01-22 Pending introduction.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4e903f4a-473b-4253-9aee-1bd08c9c9999. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).