# Hawaii HB 1860: RELATING TO THE HAWAII SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

Hawaii HB 1860, RELATING TO THE HAWAII SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Sean Quinlan (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-05 (Act 098, 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1198).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1860
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO THE HAWAII SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-06-05, Act 098, 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1198).
- Sponsor: Sean Quinlan (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: State of Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Designation, Funding, Reports, WLA, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (211 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Designates the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra as the State of Hawaii Symphony Orchestra. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Exempts state funds received by the State of Hawaii Symphony Orchestra from chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes. (SD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Sean Quinlan (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-08 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 2 |   |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-06 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | Senate | The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 16 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 50 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | House | The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (37)

- 2026-06-05: Act 098, 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1198). (Senate)
- 2026-06-05: Act 098, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1198). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 886). (Senate)
- 2026-05-08: House agrees to Senate amendment(s). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 890). (Senate)
- 2026-05-08: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2026-05-06: Reconsideration of action taken on 04-14-26. (House)
- 2026-04-23: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 810). (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: House Conferees Appointed: Kapela, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; Alcos. (House)
- 2026-04-16: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599). (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2026-04-10: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 535) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-09: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3650) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: One Day Notice 04-10-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: 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, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3247) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 302). (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to WLA, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1023-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26. (House)
- 2026-02-26: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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. (House)
- 2026-02-24: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-12: Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 244-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-02-12: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-02-06: The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Lee, M.; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Reyes Oda. (House)
- 2026-02-03: Bill scheduled to be heard by CAA on Friday, 02-06-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-26: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-26: Referred to CAA, FIN, referral sheet 2 (House)
- 2026-01-23: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1860_SD1_.pdf)
- HB1860_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1860_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1860_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1860_HD2_.HTM)
- HB1860_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1860_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1860_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1198_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1860_SD1_.pdf)
- [HB1860_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1860_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1860_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1860_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB1860_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1860_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1860_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1198_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1860-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).