# Hawaii HB 874: RELATING TO CHILD PERFORMERS.

Hawaii HB 874, RELATING TO CHILD PERFORMERS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Mike Lee (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-04 (Act 173, 06/04/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1273).); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 874
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO CHILD PERFORMERS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-06-04, Act 173, 06/04/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1273).
- Sponsor: Mike Lee (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Subjects: Child Performers, Trust Accounts, Theatrical Employment, Fiduciary Duty, Penalties, LBT, JDC/CPN
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 12 (213 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Establishes that for a minor in theatrical employment with a gross income of at least $5,000 on a project or $20,000 in a calendar year: a parent or legal guardian of the minor is required to establish a trust account for the minor with an independent third-party trustee; and the employer of the minor is required to deposit a portion of the minor's earnings into the trust account until the minor becomes an adult. Makes misappropriation or fraudulent use of funds within the trust account a breach of fiduciary duty subject to penalties. (CD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Protected savings required for child performers: mixed, medium. Hawaii requires trusts for child performers earning at least $5,000 per project or $20,000 in a calendar year. Covered work includes modeling, dancing, singing, music, social media influencing, entertainment, and film, television, radio, or stage performances; government employers are excluded. Par…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Lee (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeanne Kapela (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: M.
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Scot Z. Matayoshi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lauren Matsumoto (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher L. Muraoka (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kanani Souza (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB... | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | House | The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (53)

- 2025-06-04: Act 173, 06/04/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1273). (Senate)
- 2025-06-04: Act 173, on 06/04/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1273). (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, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-24: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 9) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-24: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-24: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 9). (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: 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) Aquino, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Sayama, Lee, M., Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 756). (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-22-25 1:30PM in conference room 329. (House)
- 2025-04-17: House Conferees Changed: Representative Matayoshi added as Co-Chair. Representative Chun discharged as Co-Chair; Added as Member. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Senate Conferees Appointed: Aquino Chair; Rhoads, Keohokalole Co-Chairs; Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788). (House)
- 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Sayama, Chun Co-Chairs; Lee, M., Garcia. (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, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 687) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from JDC/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1733) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: The committee(s) on JDC/CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1175) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Lee, C., Ihara, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki. (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: The committee(s) on LBT deferred the measure until 03-12-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 297). (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to LBT, JDC/CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1047) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25. (House)
- 2025-02-20: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan, Lowen, Pierick. (House)
- 2025-02-18: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-13: Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 541) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to CPC. (House)
- 2025-02-13: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3). (House)
- 2025-02-11: The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-02-07: Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 56) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3). (House)
- 2025-01-30: The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-01-27: Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:35AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to HSH, LAB, CPC, referral sheet 3 (House)
- 2025-01-21: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB874_CD1_.pdf)
- HB874_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB874_CD1_.HTM)
- HB874_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB874_HD1_.HTM)
- HB874_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB874_HD2_.HTM)
- HB874_HD3: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB874_HD3_.HTM)
- HB874_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB874_SD1_.HTM)
- HB874_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB874_SD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB874_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1273_.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/HB874_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB874_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB874_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB874_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB874_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB874_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB874_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB874_HD3 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB874_HD3_.HTM)
- [HB874_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB874_SD1_.HTM)
- [HB874_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB874_SD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB874_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1273_.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-HB874-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).