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HI HB 1929

died on adjournment

RELATING TO BIOSECURITY.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 1929 pass?

No. HI HB 1929 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-29): Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.

What is HI HB 1929 about?

Establishes a Molokai Biosecurity Advisory Board. Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, with the advice of the Advisory Board, to develop a Molokai Biosecurity Plan to prevent the spread of invasive species found elsewhere in the State to the island of Molokai. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Who sponsors HI HB 1929?

POEPOE, AMATO, CHUN and 10 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1929.

Description

Establishes a Molokai Biosecurity Advisory Board. Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, with the advice of the Advisory Board, to develop a Molokai Biosecurity Plan to prevent the spread of invasive species found elsewhere in the State to the island of Molokai. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Introduced
2026-01-26
Latest action
2026-04-29 — Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • POEPOEprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • CHUNprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • HUSSEYprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-29

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.

  2. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.

  3. 2026-04-24

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.

  4. 2026-04-23

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 11:00AM; Conference Room 325.

  5. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; DeCoite Co-Chair; Rhoads, Awa.

  6. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717).

    receipt

  7. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Chun, Kusch Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.

  8. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

    receipt

  9. 2026-04-17

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

    receipt

  10. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  11. 2026-04-14

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

    passage

  12. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 642) in amended form (SD 2).

  13. 2026-04-10

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3720) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  14. 2026-04-10

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  15. 2026-04-08

    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, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-04-06

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  17. 2026-03-24

    Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3157) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  18. 2026-03-24

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  19. 2026-03-18

    The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2026-03-13

    The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  21. 2026-03-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 169).

    introduction,receipt

  22. 2026-03-10

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  23. 2026-03-10

    Referred to AEN, WAM.

    referral-committee

  24. 2026-03-06

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 923-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  25. 2026-03-06

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Sayama excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  26. 2026-03-03

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. 2026-02-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  28. 2026-02-20

    Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 592-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  29. 2026-02-20

    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 Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

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  30. 2026-02-18

    The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2026-02-13

    Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-18-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  32. 2026-01-28

    Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 3

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  33. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  34. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-18 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Chun: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Quinlan: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes
  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-03 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
  • The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-18 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Gabbard: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • Richards: yes
  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-08 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Wakai: yes

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