RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS.
Summary
Transfers the awarding and administration of certain cultural grants from the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and establishes a standing selection committee within the Foundation to review and award the cultural grants. Appropriates funds for grant administrator positions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2024
Last action Mar 20, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
11
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 1 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 3 No(es): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha.
upper
Mar 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EET were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.
upper
Mar 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EET/TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-24 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Committee
Referred to EET/TCA, WAM.
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 326).
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Gates, Holt, Kahaloa, Kila, Lamosao, Poepoe, Ward voting no (8) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Chun, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Aiu, Kahaloa, Poepoe, Alcos; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Kobayashi, Lamosao, Ward; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kila.
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Gates, Holt, Kila, Lamosao, Ward voting no (6) and Representative(s) Aiu, Garrett, Perruso, Takayama, Todd excused (5).
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Reported from CAI (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 618-24), recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
The committee on CAI recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Martinez, Garrett, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela, Matayoshi, Sayama.
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 65-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CAI.
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Quinlan, Hussey-Burdick, La Chica, Nakamura, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Holt, Kong, Lamosao; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Referred to TOU, CAI, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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