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Summary
Establishes a Performing Arts Special Fund to be used for the coordination, planning, promotion, marketing, and execution of performing arts events and to be funded by a percentage of all ticket sales from concerts held at state venues. Establishes exemptions. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Last action Mar 21, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill establishes a Performing Arts Special Fund to support arts programming and adds a new revenue source by requiring a 1% fee on concert ticket sales at state venues. The main substantive change is the addition of exemptions for concerts primarily performed by students at state schools and the University of Hawaii, which were not present in the original version. The fund will be used for the coordination, planning, promotion, marketing, and execution of performing arts events.
Scope change
The bill now includes exemptions for student-performed concerts at state schools and the University of Hawaii, narrowing the applicability of the ticket sales fee requirement.
FISCAL
Establishes a Performing Arts Special Fund to be used for coordinating and executing performing arts events.
Requires a 1% fee on ticket sales from concerts held at state venues to be transferred to the special fund.
ELIGIBILITY
Exempts concerts primarily performed by students enrolled at state department schools or the University of Hawaii from the ticket sales fee requirement.
DEFINITION
Adds formal definitions for 'Concert', 'Performing arts', and 'State venue' to clarify the bill's application.
REQUIREMENT
Requires state agencies to calculate and transfer the 1% fee amount, with the comptroller tracking amounts due from each agency.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
7
Committee
12
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1321) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 3:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to TCA, WAM.
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 303).
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting no (2) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 682) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Lee, M., Sayama; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to CAA, FIN, referral sheet 13
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
HD 1 adopted and recommitted to CAA for further consideration with none voting no and Representative(s) Ward excused.
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 248) as amended in HD 1, recommending recommittal to CAA for further consideration.
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee recommends that the measure pass with amendments, for recommittal for further consideration. 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.
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to CAA, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JK
Jeanné Kapela
DDemocratic
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