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HI SB 1521

died on adjournment

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Requires the Department of Transportation or appropriate county department when disposing of a deceased cat or dog from a public roadway to scan the animal for a microchip, record certain information, and report that information to the appropriate county animal services or animal service contractors. Appropriates funds.

Introduced
2025-01-23
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-01-21 — Re-Referred to TRS, WAM.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • RHOADSprimary
  • RICHARDSprimary
  • McKelveycosponsor
  • San Buenaventuracosponsor
  • Wakaicosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-21

    Re-Referred to TRS, WAM.

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  3. 2025-01-27

    Referred to TCA, WAM.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  5. 2025-01-22

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

  • Companion bill: HB 667not in this corpus

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1521&year=2026

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