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HI SB 177

enacted

RELATING TO AQUACULTURE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did HI SB 177 pass?

Yes. HI SB 177 has been enacted into law as of 2026-06-26. Latest recorded action (2026-06-26): Act 165, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1267).

What is HI SB 177 about?

Authorizes the Division of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to adopt, amend, and repeal rules to develop an evaluation and authorization process to import and transport aquatic livestock in the State. Requires the Aquaculture Program to develop a biological aquatic risk-based framework and biocontainment standards for the aquatic livestock evaluation and authorization process. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 177?

WAKAI, CHANG, DECOITE and 5 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 177, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Authorizes the Division of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to adopt, amend, and repeal rules to develop an evaluation and authorization process to import and transport aquatic livestock in the State. Requires the Aquaculture Program to develop a biological aquatic risk-based framework and biocontainment standards for the aquatic livestock evaluation and authorization process. (CD1)

Introduced
2025-01-15
Latest action
2026-06-26 — Act 165, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1267).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • WAKAIprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • DECOITEprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • INOUYEprimary
  • KANUHAprimary
  • KIDANIprimary
  • RICHARDSprimary
  • Fevellacosponsor
  • San Buenaventuracosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-06-26

    Act 165, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1267).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-26

    Act 165, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1267).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Belatti, Perruso, Poepoe voting no (3) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  8. 2026-05-01

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

  9. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 181-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  10. 2026-05-01

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

  11. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 181-26).

  12. 2026-05-01

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Matayoshi, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-05-01

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 12:45 PM; Conference Room 325.

  15. 2026-04-30

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 9:15AM; Conference Room 325.

  16. 2026-04-29

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

  17. 2026-04-28

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

  18. 2026-04-27

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-28-26 9:35AM; Conference Room 325.

  19. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-22

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

  21. 2026-04-22

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).

    receipt

  22. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Richards Co-Chair; Awa.

  23. 2026-04-02

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    receipt

  24. 2026-04-01

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  25. 2026-03-20

    Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  26. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  27. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  28. 2025-04-25

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 2:40 PM; Conference Room 411.

  29. 2025-04-25

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 10:50AM in Conference Room 325.

  30. 2025-04-24

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 9:40AM; Conference Room 325.

  31. 2025-04-23

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.

  32. 2025-04-22

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 9:31AM; Conference Room 325.

  33. 2025-04-17

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.

  34. 2025-04-21

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754).

    receipt

  35. 2025-04-17

    House Conferees Appointed: Kahaloa, Matayoshi, Kusch Co-Chairs; Quinlan, Pierick.

  36. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789).

    receipt

  37. 2025-04-15

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; Richards, Awa.

  38. 2025-04-08

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774).

    receipt

  39. 2025-04-08

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  40. 2025-04-08

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 572).

    introduction,receipt

  41. 2025-04-04

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

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  42. 2025-04-04

    Passed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela excused (2).

  43. 2025-04-04

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1963), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  44. 2025-04-01

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

    committee-passage-favorable

  45. 2025-03-28

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-01-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  46. 2025-03-20

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

    passage,referral-committee

  47. 2025-03-20

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1381), recommending referral to FIN.

  48. 2025-03-18

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Tam, Pierick.

    committee-passage-favorable

  49. 2025-03-14

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  50. 2025-03-14

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  51. 2025-03-14

    Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1221) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  52. 2025-03-12

    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; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

    committee-passage-favorable

  53. 2025-03-07

    Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-12-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  54. 2025-03-06

    Referred to AGR, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 19

    referral-committee

  55. 2025-03-06

    Pass First Reading

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  56. 2025-03-04

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 106) in amended form (SD 1).

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  57. 2025-03-04

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  58. 2025-02-28

    One Day Notice 03-04-25.

  59. 2025-02-28

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 937) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  60. 2025-02-27

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  61. 2025-02-21

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  62. 2025-02-05

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  63. 2025-02-05

    Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 49) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  64. 2025-01-24

    The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

    committee-passage-favorable

  65. 2025-01-21

    The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-24-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  66. 2025-01-17

    Referred to AEN, WAM.

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  67. 2025-01-15

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

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  68. 2025-01-13

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-01-24 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • DeCoite: not voting

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-02-27 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2025-03-04 · pass · 25-0

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

    2025-03-12 · pass · 5-0

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

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

    2025-03-18 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Tam: not voting
    • Pierick: not voting

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

    2025-04-01 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (16)
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Alcos: not voting

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

    2026-05-01 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Awa: not voting

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

    2026-05-01 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Chun: yes
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes

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