# Hawaii HB 1391: RELATING TO TRADE.

Hawaii HB 1391, RELATING TO TRADE., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Sean Quinlan (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2025-04-30 (Recommitted to Conference Committee.) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1391
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO TRADE.
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-04-30, Recommitted to Conference Committee.
- Sponsor: Sean Quinlan (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: DBEDT, Hawaii-Ireland Trade Commission, Reports, Out-of-state Relations Activities, Appropriations, EDT/TCA, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes the Hawaii-Ireland Trade Commission within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for administrative purposes. Requires annual reports to the Legislature and Governor. Appropriates funds for the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to fund out-of-state relations activities. (CD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Sean Quinlan (Democratic), House

## Actions (44)

- 2025-04-30: Recommitted to Conference Committee. (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Recommitted to Conference committee as amended in CD 1 with none voting no and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 11:40 AM; Conference Room 411. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:00 PM; Conference Room 411. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 4:40 PM; Conference Room 411. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:46 PM; Conference Room 225. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: The 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)
- 2025-04-25: The 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)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 221) 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. 221). (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 10:00AM in conference room 411. (House)
- 2025-04-23: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 3:00PM in conference room 411. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Lee, C., Kim Co-Chairs. (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: Ilagan, Holt Co-Chairs; Hussey, Quinlan, Matsumoto. (House)
- 2025-04-10: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 621). (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 588) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-03: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1653) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: One Day Notice 04-04-25. (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: The 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)
- 2025-03-28: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-31-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Reported from EDT/TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1196) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: The 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)
- 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., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: The committee(s) on EDT/TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 170). (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to EDT/TCA, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 908), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Passed 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)
- 2025-02-24: The 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)
- 2025-02-21: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-10: Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 298) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-02-10: 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) Belatti, Cochran, Kila, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-01-31: The 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)
- 2025-01-28: Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to ECD, 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/HB1391_CD1_.pdf)
- HB1391_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1391_CD1_.HTM)
- HB1391_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1391_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1391_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1391_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1391_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1391_.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/HB1391_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB1391_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1391_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB1391_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1391_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1391_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1391_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1391_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1391_.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-HB1391-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).