# Hawaii HB 1378: RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS.

Hawaii HB 1378, RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Jeanne Kapela (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-29 (Act 131, 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1231).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1378
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-05-29, Act 131, 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1231).
- Sponsor: Jeanne Kapela (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: SFCA, State Art Museum, Performing Arts Grants Program, Performing Arts Grants Special Fund, Works of Art Special Fund, Appropriations, TCA, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 11 (230 yes, 10 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

Establishes the Performing Arts Grants Program and Performing Arts Grants Special Fund to support performing arts in the State. Clarifies the scope of the SFCA's responsibilities to include the coordination, planning, promotion, marketing, and execution of performing arts events. Amends the funding sources for the State Art Museum. Amends the amounts required to be transferred into, including an annual transfer amount and the allowable expenditures from, the Works of Art Special Fund. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More operating funds for state arts: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2025, the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts receives $3,997,401 in state general revenues and $469,697 in federal funds for fiscal year 2025–2026. The money supports 16.25 state-funded positions, 4.25 federally funded positions, the State Art Museum, and other listed operati…
- New grants for performing arts groups: mixed, low. The law creates a State Foundation on Culture and the Arts program to support performing arts events, including dance, music, singing, and theater. The state provides $300,000 for grants in fiscal year 2025–2026 and another $300,000 in fiscal year 2026–2027. Applicants must describe their plans, se…
- State projects reserve money for public art: mixed, low. Starting July 1, 2025, state agencies transfer 1% of qualifying state-building construction or renovation funds to the Works of Art Special Fund. Passenger facility charge funds and rental motor vehicle customer facility charge funds are excluded. The yearly transfer is limited to the lesser of $3…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jeanne Kapela (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 45 | 5 |   |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 22 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 23 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-26 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-14 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | House | The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (48)

- 2025-05-29: Act 131, 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1231). (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: Act 131, on 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1231). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) McKelvey). (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Belatti voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Hussey, Iwamoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 154) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 154). (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: 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) Lee, C., Hashimoto, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Takenouchi, Ichiyama, Lee, M.; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda. (House)
- 2025-04-23: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 10:00AM in conference room 329. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Kanuha. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862). (House)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Kapela, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Ichiyama, Lee, M., Reyes Oda. (House)
- 2025-04-11: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella, Ihara, Inouye, Keohokalole, Kim, McKelvey. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 765) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1807) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1300) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 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.; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 3:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 364). (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to TCA, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1007) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25. (House)
- 2025-02-26: Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-26-25 11:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-26: 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. (House)
- 2025-02-25: The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-26-25. (House)
- 2025-02-21: Proposed draft of Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. Copy of proposed draft available at www.capitol.hawaii.gov. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 681) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-02-14: 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) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-02-12: 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. (House)
- 2025-02-07: The committee(s) on CAA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-12-25. (House)
- 2025-02-07: Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-12-25 9:30AM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Bill scheduled to be heard by CAA on Friday, 02-07-25 10:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to CAA, FIN, referral sheet 4 (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1378_CD1_.pdf)
- HB1378_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1378_CD1_.HTM)
- HB1378_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1378_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1378_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1378_HD2_.HTM)
- HB1378_HD2_PROPOSED: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1378_HD2_PROPOSED_.HTM)
- HB1378_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1378_SD1_.HTM)
- HB1378_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1378_SD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1378_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1231_.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)
- SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed)
- SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed)
- HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1378_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB1378_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1378_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB1378_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1378_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1378_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1378_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB1378_HD2_PROPOSED (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1378_HD2_PROPOSED_.HTM)
- [HB1378_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1378_SD1_.HTM)
- [HB1378_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1378_SD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1378_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1231_.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025)
- [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025)
- [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025)
- [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1378-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).