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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO TRADE."
description: "Establishes the Hawaii-Ireland Trade Commission within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for administrative purposes. Requires the Commission to submit annual reports to the Legislature and Governor. Sunsets 6/30/2031. (CD2)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1391"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1391 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DBEDT", "Establishment", "Hawaii-Ireland Trade Commission", "Reports"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["QUINLAN"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 74
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2025-01-23"
last_action: "2026-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7072101f-60a2-49c6-ac8f-1d988db9e03a"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1391&year=2026"
source_hash: "5cfc92f43173745cda0ad9af96d6f736b091335f39110ab29307a684541789ce"
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 1391 (2026) — RELATING TO TRADE.
Establishes the Hawaii-Ireland Trade Commission within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for administrative purposes. Requires the Commission to submit annual reports to the Legislature and Governor. Sunsets 6/30/2031. (CD2)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1391** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1391_.HTM)
2. **HB1391_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1391_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1391_CD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1391_CD2_.HTM)
4. **HB1391_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1391_HD1_.HTM)
5. **HB1391_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1391_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. — **23–2** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **2–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **4–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- QUINLAN — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-06-26** Act 180, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1282). `became-law`
- **2026-06-26** Act 180, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1282). `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 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). `passage`
- **2026-05-06** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2026-05-01** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 2) 05-06-26
- **2026-05-01** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 2 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 189-26).
- **2026-05-01** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
- **2026-05-01** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 189-26) as amended in (CD 2).
- **2026-05-01** 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) DeCoite, Lee, C., Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-01** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Quinlan, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2026-05-01** Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 811). `receipt`
- **2026-05-01** Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Hashimoto added as Co-Chair. Senator Dela Cruz discharged as Co-Chair.
- **2026-05-01** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 309.
- **2026-05-01** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:37 AM; Conference Room 329.
- **2026-05-01** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 4:31PM in Conference Room 411.
- **2026-05-01** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 411.
- **2026-04-29** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 05-01-26 8:00AM in conference room 411.
- **2026-04-29** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 791). `receipt`
- **2026-04-29** Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Lee, C., Dela Cruz Co-Chairs.
- **2026-04-20** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). `receipt`
- **2026-04-20** House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Hussey Co-Chairs; Quinlan, Gedeon.
- **2026-04-17** Re-Referred to EDT/WLA, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-02** Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). `receipt`
- **2026-04-01** House Conferee(s) discharged.
- **2026-03-20** Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409). `receipt`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
- **2025-12-08** Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. `carried-over`
- **2025-04-30** Recommitted to Conference committee as amended in CD 1 with none voting no and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused.
- **2025-04-30** Recommitted to Conference Committee.
- **2025-04-25** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 221).
- **2025-04-25** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 221) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2025-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Holt, Hussey, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.
- **2025-04-25** 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) DeCoite, Lee, C.; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kim. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:46 PM; Conference Room 225.
- **2025-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 4:40 PM; Conference Room 411.
- **2025-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:00 PM; Conference Room 411.
- **2025-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 11:40 AM; Conference Room 411.
- **2025-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 10:00AM in conference room 411.
- **2025-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 3:00PM in conference room 411.
- **2025-04-22** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862). `receipt`
- **2025-04-22** Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Lee, C., Kim Co-Chairs.
- **2025-04-15** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). `receipt`
- **2025-04-14** House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Holt Co-Chairs; Hussey, Quinlan, Matsumoto.
- **2025-04-10** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 621). `receipt`
- **2025-04-08** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-04** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 588) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2025-04-04** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2025-04-03** One Day Notice 04-04-25.
- **2025-04-03** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1653) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2025-03-31** 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, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-28** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-31-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2025-03-20** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20** Reported from EDT/TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1196) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2025-03-13** The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-13** The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Wakai, Kim ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-10** The committee(s) on EDT/TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- **2025-03-04** Referred to EDT/TCA, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-04** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 170). `introduction, receipt`
- **2025-02-28** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2025-02-28** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 908), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2025-02-24** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-02-10** 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, Cochran, Kila, Ward excused (4). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-10** Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 298) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2025-01-31** The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Templo. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-28** Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-01-27** Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 4 `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-23** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7072101f-60a2-49c6-ac8f-1d988db9e03a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).