SB 3022 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO CULTURE AND ARTS.

Summary

Establishes the Hawaii Leadership Awards Program to honor individuals who have made considerable and outstanding contributions to the State and serve as inspirations to others. (HD1)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Signed May 14, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB3022_HD1 → SB3022_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended from its House version (HD1) to the Senate version (SD1), updating the bill text to reflect the Senate's review. The primary substantive change involves capitalizing the words 'Community Engagement' and 'Public Service' in the list of award categories, while the House version used lowercase. Additionally, the bill number and associated metadata were updated to reflect the Senate's version.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains unchanged; it continues to establish the Hawaii Leadership Awards Program within the state archives to honor individuals for specific contributions to the state.

DEFINITION

Capitalization was added to the categories 'Community Engagement' and 'Public Service' in the list of eligible award reasons.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was updated to reflect the Senate version (SD1) instead of the House version (HD1).

Metadata fields such as the bill number, revision history, and timestamps were updated to correspond with the Senate version.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

upper

Apr 16, 2026

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 16, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 727).

upper

Apr 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Shimizu voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1357-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to CAA, FIN, referral sheet 16

lower

Mar 6, 2026

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 97) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Feb 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:56AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2520) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang.

upper

Feb 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 1:01PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to WLA, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors