Bill Commons

HI SB 546

died on adjournment

RELATING TO ARBORISTS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did HI SB 546 pass?

No. HI SB 546 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 (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI SB 546 about?

Requires the State to ensure and enforce that all certified arborists in its employ, including contractors, adhere to best management practices.

Who sponsors HI SB 546?

GABBARD, CHANG, KIDANI are the primary sponsors of HI SB 546, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Requires the State to ensure and enforce that all certified arborists in its employ, including contractors, adhere to best management practices.

Introduced
2025-01-17
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Subjects

Sponsors

  • GABBARDprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • KIDANIprimary
  • Hashimotocosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-10

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-10

    Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 191) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

  4. 2025-01-30

    The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-01-28

    The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 01-30-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 225.

    deferral

  6. 2025-01-24

    The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  7. 2025-01-21

    Referred to GVO, WAM.

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-01-17

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  9. 2025-01-17

    Introduced.

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-01-30 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Fevella: not voting

Related bills

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=546&year=2026

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:20:09.051962Z

Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:

Source and document changesStatus and relationship changes

Use this data

Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=HI&identifier=SB 546. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.

Known limitations

  • Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
  • Committee referrals are not yet captured.

See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.