STATE BILLHI HB 1391PASSED

Relating To Trade.

State of Hawaii

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)

Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
Jun 26, 2026
139 days ago
Current chamber
House of Representatives
Session
2026 Regular Session
HI HB 1391 · PassedJun 26

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Bill details

Last action
Act 180, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1282). · Jun 26, 2026

Sponsor

SQSean QuinlanRepresentative · Democrat · HD-047Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Jun 26, 2026Act 180, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1282).House
Jun 26, 2026Act 180, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1282).Senate
May 8, 2026Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Senate
May 7, 2026Transmitted to Governor.House
May 6, 2026Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).House
May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).House
May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.Senate
May 1, 202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 2) 05-06-26Senate
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May 1, 2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 2 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 189-26).Senate
May 1, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.House
May 1, 2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 189-26) as amended in (CD 2).House
May 1, 2026The 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.Senate
May 1, 2026The 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.House
May 1, 2026Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 811).House
May 1, 2026Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Hashimoto added as Co-Chair. Senator Dela Cruz discharged as Co-Chair.Senate
May 1, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 309.Senate
May 1, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:37 AM; Conference Room 329.Senate
May 1, 2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 4:31PM in Conference Room 411.House
May 1, 2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 411.House
Apr 29, 2026Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 05-01-26 8:00AM in conference room 411.House
Apr 29, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 791).House
Apr 29, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Lee, C., Dela Cruz Co-Chairs.Senate
Apr 20, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).Senate
Apr 20, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Hussey Co-Chairs; Quinlan, Gedeon.House
Apr 17, 2026Re-Referred to EDT/WLA, WAM.Senate
Apr 2, 2026Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).Senate
Apr 1, 2026House Conferee(s) discharged.House
Mar 20, 2026Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).House
Mar 20, 2026Senate Conferee(s) discharged.Senate
Dec 8, 2025Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Apr 30, 2025Recommitted to Conference committee as amended in CD 1 with none voting no and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused.House
Apr 30, 2025Recommitted to Conference Committee.Senate
Apr 25, 202548 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25Senate
Apr 25, 2025Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 221).Senate
Apr 25, 2025Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.House
Apr 25, 2025Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 221) as amended in (CD 1).House
Apr 25, 2025The 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.House
Apr 25, 2025The 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.Senate
Apr 25, 2025Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:46 PM; Conference Room 225.Senate
Apr 25, 2025Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 4:40 PM; Conference Room 411.Senate
Apr 25, 2025Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:00 PM; Conference Room 411.Senate
Apr 25, 2025Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 11:40 AM; Conference Room 411.Senate
Apr 24, 2025Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 10:00AM in conference room 411.House
Apr 23, 2025Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 3:00PM in conference room 411.House
Apr 22, 2025Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862).House
Apr 22, 2025Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Lee, C., Kim Co-Chairs.Senate
Apr 15, 2025Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).Senate
Apr 14, 2025House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Holt Co-Chairs; Hussey, Quinlan, Matsumoto.House
Apr 10, 2025Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 621).Senate
Apr 8, 2025House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).House
Apr 4, 2025Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 588) in amended form (SD 1).House
Apr 4, 2025Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate
Apr 3, 2025One Day Notice 04-04-25.Senate
Apr 3, 2025Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1653) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.Senate
Mar 31, 2025The 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.Senate
Mar 28, 2025The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-31-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate
Mar 20, 2025Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate
Mar 20, 2025Reported from EDT/TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1196) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate
Mar 13, 2025The 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.Senate
Mar 13, 2025The 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.Senate
Mar 10, 2025The committee(s) on EDT/TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Senate
Mar 4, 2025Referred to EDT/TCA, WAM.Senate
Mar 4, 2025Passed First Reading.Senate
Mar 4, 2025Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 170).Senate
Feb 28, 2025Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.House
Feb 28, 2025Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 908), recommending passage on Third Reading.House
Feb 24, 2025The 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.House
Feb 21, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Feb 10, 2025Passed 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).House
Feb 10, 2025Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 298) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.House
Jan 31, 2025The 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.House
Jan 28, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Jan 27, 2025Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 4House
Jan 23, 2025Introduced and Pass First Reading.House

Recorded votes

House Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 25, 2025 · House · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed
Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 25, 2025 · Senate · 2 yea · 0 nayPassed
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, UnamendedMar 31, 2025 · Senate · 13 yea · 0 nayPassed
Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 13, 2025 · Senate · 4 yea · 1 nayPassed
Senate Economic Development and Technology: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 13, 2025 · Senate · 4 yea · 1 nayPassed
Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsMay 1, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed
House Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsMay 1, 2026 · House · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

  • DBEDT
  • Hawaii-Ireland Trade Commission
  • Reports
  • Establishment

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