HI HB 1951
died on adjournmentRELATING TO BIOSECURITY.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 1951 pass?
No. HI HB 1951 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 (2026-02-20): Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 591-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
What is HI HB 1951 about?
Requires the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience to establish a Center on Biosecurity Research, Education, and Extension to develop and implement innovative solutions for detecting, monitoring, eradicating, and managing invasive species. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Who sponsors HI HB 1951?
CHUN, KAHALOA, KUSCH and 3 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1951.
Description
Requires the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience to establish a Center on Biosecurity Research, Education, and Extension to develop and implement innovative solutions for detecting, monitoring, eradicating, and managing invasive species. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-26
- Latest action
- 2026-02-20 — Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 591-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- CHUNprimary
- KAHALOAprimary
- KUSCHprimary
- LOWENprimary
- MATSUMOTOprimary
- PERRUSOprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-20
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 591-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2026-02-20
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
passage,referral-committee
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
2026-02-13
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-18-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-10
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on AGR with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-09
Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 124-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to AGR.
2026-02-04
The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-30
Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 02-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-28
Referred to HED, AGR, FIN, referral sheet 3
referral-committee
2026-01-26
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-23
Pending introduction.
Versions
Documents
Votes
The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-04 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Garrett: yes
- Amato: yes
- Evslin: yes
- Kapela: yes
- Kila: yes
- La Chica: yes
- Olds: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Muraoka: yes
- Souza: yes
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
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 2707
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