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HI HB 1334

enacted

RELATING TO MEAT DONATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1334 pass?

Yes. HI HB 1334 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-26): Act 166, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1268).

What is HI HB 1334 about?

Establishes an Axis Deer Meat Donation Pilot Program to exempt the donation of axis deer meat to a charitable, religious, or nonprofit organization for the purpose of feeding needy individuals from certain laws regarding the inspection and transportation of axis deer meat, carcasses, and meat products, subject to certain requirements. Requires reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 6/30/2033. (CD2)

Who sponsors HI HB 1334?

MIYAKE, COCHRAN, KILA and 6 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1334, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Establishes an Axis Deer Meat Donation Pilot Program to exempt the donation of axis deer meat to a charitable, religious, or nonprofit organization for the purpose of feeding needy individuals from certain laws regarding the inspection and transportation of axis deer meat, carcasses, and meat products, subject to certain requirements. Requires reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 6/30/2033. (CD2)

Introduced
2025-01-23
Latest action
2026-06-26 — Act 166, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1268).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MIYAKEprimary
  • COCHRANprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LAMOSAOprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • Matayoshicosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-26

    Act 166, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1268).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-26

    Act 166, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1268).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  4. 2026-05-08

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) San Buenaventura).

    passage

  5. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 820).

    receipt

  6. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 889).

    receipt

  7. 2026-05-08

    Transmitted to Governor.

  8. 2026-05-06

    Floor Amendment No. 4 offered by Rep. Chun.

    amendment-introduction,introduction

  9. 2026-05-06

    Floor amendment adopted as amended CD 2 with none voting no and none excused.

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  10. 2026-05-06

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday 05-08-26.

  11. 2026-05-06

    Floor Amendment No. 12 offered.

    amendment-introduction,introduction

  12. 2026-05-06

    Floor amendment adopted as amended (CD 2).

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  13. 2026-05-06

    Separated Committee Report.

  14. 2026-05-06

    Report filed.

  15. 2026-05-06

    48 Hrs. Notice 05-08-26

  16. 2026-04-29

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Tarnas, Miyake, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-04-29

    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) San Buenaventura, Rhoads, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 50-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  19. 2026-04-29

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  20. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 50-26).

  21. 2026-04-29

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  22. 2026-04-28

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 9:45AM in conference room 325.

  23. 2026-04-27

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 838).

    receipt

  24. 2026-04-24

    House Conferees Appointed: Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Miyake, Matsumoto.

  25. 2026-04-23

    Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Rhoads, Keohokalole Co-Chairs.

  26. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 738).

    receipt

  27. 2026-04-17

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    receipt

  28. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  29. 2026-04-14

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Elefante, Inouye, Kidani, Richards. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  30. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 572) in amended form (SD 2).

  31. 2026-04-10

    Reported from JDC/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3766) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  32. 2026-04-10

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  33. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, San Buenaventura.

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2026-03-27

    The committee(s) on JDC/CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-02-26 9:20AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  36. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  37. 2025-03-21

    Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1264) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/CPN.

  38. 2025-03-21

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/CPN.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  39. 2025-03-19

    The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  40. 2025-03-18

    The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  41. 2025-03-18

    Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.

  42. 2025-03-11

    Re-Referred to HHS, JDC/CPN.

    referral-committee

  43. 2025-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 357).

    introduction,receipt

  44. 2025-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  45. 2025-03-06

    Referred to HHS, CPN.

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  46. 2025-03-04

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

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  47. 2025-02-28

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1076) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  48. 2025-02-28

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

  49. 2025-02-20

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  50. 2025-02-18

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  51. 2025-02-14

    Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 792) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.

  52. 2025-02-14

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

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  53. 2025-02-12

    The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  54. 2025-02-07

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-12-25 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  55. 2025-02-04

    Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 84) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HLT.

  56. 2025-02-04

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HLT with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  57. 2025-01-31

    The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

    committee-passage-favorable

  58. 2025-01-28

    Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  59. 2025-01-27

    Referred to AGR, HLT, JHA, referral sheet 4

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  60. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-01-31 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Quinlan: yes
    • Ward: not voting

  • The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-12 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Takayama: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Garcia: yes

  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-20 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Cochran: not voting

  • The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-19 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fevella: not voting

  • The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-02 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • Lamosao: not voting

  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-02 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • Chang: not voting
    • San Buenaventura: not voting

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Richards: yes

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Chun: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes

  • Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2).

    2026-05-08 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Senator(s: not voting

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